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Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 1,640, February 1,682, March 2,662, April 5,212, May 10,012, June 4,692, July 4,865, August 5,510, September 3,660, October 2,750, November 1,720, December 1,534.
United States105,379
Canada47,673
Ontario35,229
New York12,319
Pennsylvania7,795
Michigan7,790
Ohio6,746
Virginia6,425
Massachusetts6,111
Maryland5,933

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTypical Frogs · Ranidae
GenusAmerican Water Frogs · Lithobates

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