Endangered Leopard Frog

Photographed this little endangered Leopard Frog through very dirty glass at the Calgary Zoo three days ago.

"Over the last 35 years, Northern Leopard Frog (Rana piplens) populations have declined dramatically over much of the species' range in North America. Abrupt population declines were first noted in Alberta in 1979. Since then, populations appear to have been extirpated over much of central Alberta and are absent or greatly reduced in southern Alberta. Only a handful of viable breeding populations currently remain in southeastern Alberta. Because of its virtual disappearance from the province, the Northern Leopard Frog has been designated as an endangered species under the Alberta Wildlife Act."

From www.abheritage.ca/abnature/speciesatrisk/leopard_frog_int...