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Pickerel Frog

Lithobates plaustris

Photo by ConorSheaWing
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Field Notes

Description:

Small frog with dark spots and a yellow stripe from eye to hip. These are two different specimens.

Habitat:

One found on railroad and other found a fourth of a mile away near Rocky Run Creek at the Wawa Preserve.

Notes:

Both were very hard to approach without a bound or a leap.

Species ID Suggestions

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates plaustris

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
ConorSheaWing
That's exactly what I thought it was! I just don't study them or catch them as much as I used to so I wasn't positive. Thank you J.
Jacob Gorneau
Please verify! The scientific names in the links are not updated, but I think the distinguishing characteristics are the same.

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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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