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Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeiana

Photo by Nicholas4
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Field Notes

Description:

Green with brown spots and patches on its body.

Habitat:

Carriage road drainage ditch. Quite comfortable in the water from the natural springs pooling at the side of the road..

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Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
MitchRay
It also lacks the definite dorsolateral fold of a Leopard Frog
MikeVanValen
This is actually a Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). A Leopard Frog would have a much more clearly defined pattern of dorsal spots. Your Bullfrog is a female, by the way.
Nicholas4
Yea.. My son spotted him on a path at Acadia National Park last year..

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PublishedMay 2, 2011

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