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Photo by hanema17
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Field Notes

Description:

Rough skin, dark on top and lighter on bottom ( either green or yellow). Make peeping sound when startled.

Habitat:

Found on the muddy banks of a central Minnesota lake. Thick aquatic vegetation.

Species ID Suggestions

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Reference Link
Jellis
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Comments (1)
AshleyT
This is a Bullfrog as Jellis said, but she gave the incorrect scientific name. The Genus is Lithobates for the true frogs in North America now, has been that way since 2009. So the correct scientific name is Lithobates catesbeianus.

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PublishedOctober 14, 2013

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