Creature Feature | The Northern Red-Legged Frog

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The Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora aurora) is a medium-sized frog named for the characteristic red colour seen through its translucent skin on the underside of the adults' hind legs. It plays an important role in its native ecosystem, preying on invertebrates and functioning as a food source for a variety of species in higher trophic levels.
Threats to this species include urban development, road mortality, water management, aquatic invasive species (primarily American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus), disease, and pollution. It is heavily depended on the wetland and surrounding forest ecosystems it calls home.
In 2009, A Rocha Canada established an ongoing inventory and monitoring project consisting of annual egg mass surveys for pond-breeding amphibians in wetland breeding sites throughout the Little Campbell River watershed.
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Video created by: Hannah Mae Henry
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