James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve 
Southern Mountain Yellow Legged Frog in Indian Creek
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Southern mountain yellow-legged frog
Rana muscosa
The mountain yellow-legged frog is one of three Southern California frog
or toad species on the Federal Endangered Species List. Biologists from the
USGS will be responsible for the initial phase of the reintroduction, and
will be releasing egg masses into deep permanent pools, followed by the additional
release of tadpoles later in the year. They will then closely monitor the
health and success of the reintroduction. It will take two years for the
tadpoles to morph into adults and as they are not a migratory species the
frogs will stay in the creek within the bounds of the protected reserve where
they can be easily monitored. “This is an amazing first step in the recovery
program for this wonderful frog, and we are looking forward to having the
frogs here for a long time to come” said Becca Fenwick, Director of the James
San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. They selected the James San Jacinto Mountains
Reserve for this reintroduction because it is a protected area with ideal
habitats in the species’ former range.
For more information please contact Adam Backlin, Ecologist for the USGS;
(714) 508 4702, abacklin@usgs.gov,
or Dani Dodge Medlin, San Diego Zoo’s Public Relations Representative; (619)
685 3291.
Jane Hendron Division Chief, Public Affairs; (760) 431 9440.