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title: "California Red-legged Frog"
description: "Rana draytonii — Anfibi. The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/california-red-legged-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Red-legged Frog

> Rana draytonii — Anfibi. The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.

- Scientific name: *Rana draytonii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 5853
- Wikidata: [Q2117804](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2117804)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67016](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67016)

## Names

- en: California Red-legged Frog
- de: Kalifornischer Rotschenkelfrosch
- es: Rana de patas rojas
- fr: Grenouille à pattes rouges de Californie
- nl: California Red-legged Frog

## Countries with the most observations

US (5120), MX (316)

## Summary

The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. The species is native to California (USA) and northern Baja California (Mexico). It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora). R. draytonii has an IUCN "Near Threatened" conservation status as of 2021, has a NatureServe conservation status of "Imperiled" as of 2015, and is a federally listed threatened species of the United States that is protected by law.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_red-legged_frog

## Photo

![California Red-legged Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-red-legged-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189984404

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/california-red-legged-frog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).