Plains leopard frog – Rana blairi

The plains leopard frog historically inhabited wetlands in the vast prairie grasslands of North America, and still does inhabit prairie wetland remnants, but now has also adapted to areas of human disturbance, including areas used for agriculture and ranching.

This species requires open water for breeding but adults can be found some distance away. Some known or hypothesized threats to this species include habitat loss, water pollution, water extraction, pesticides, predation by introduced game fish, competition with introduced fish and amphibians, and climate change resulting in increased aridity.