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Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
37.8197, -84.7262
Field Notes
Description:
A common frog in the USA. Distinguishable from leopard frogs because they have more square-shaped spots along the back (rather than round-shaped), and rectangular stripes down both legs.
Habitat:
Varied -- ravines, streams, lakes, wooded areas, pools
Notes:
Considered to be the only poisonous frog in the US, the Pickerel secretes a defensive substance which can be irritating to people and highly toxic to certain predators and other frogs.
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Pickerel frog
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2016
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