In 2011, a genetic analysis using DNA from preserved museum specimens of the Vegas Valley leopard frog revealed it is 100% identical genetically to the northwestern Mogollon Rim populations of the Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis), which is extant but threatened.
In 2011, a genetic examination using DNA from preserved museum specimens of the Vegas Valley leopard frog showed it is genetically identical to the northwestern Mogollon Rim populations of the Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis), which persists but faces threats.