First Record of Mink Frog, Rana septentrionalis, from Insular Newfoundland

Auteurs-es

  • Ian G. Warkentin Environmental Science, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 6P9
  • Christine E. Campbell Environmental Science, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 6P9
  • Kristin G. Powell Environmental Science, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 6P9
  • Tina D. Leonard Environmental Science, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 6P9

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i3.813

Mots-clés :

Mink Frog, Rana septentrionalis, Newfoundland, introduced species

Résumé

Two populations of the Mink Frog (Rana septentrionalis) were identified near Corner Brook Newfoundland during wider surveys for anurans on the west coast of the island. This brings to six the number of anuran species which are known to have been introduced to insular Newfoundland, with four known to be currently extant.

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Vol. 117 No. 3 (2003)

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