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Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

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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 Virginia.January 292, February 313, March 342, April 561, May 727, June 361, July 311, August 372, September 442, October 314, November 261, December 267.
United States32,290
Canada6,366
Virginia3,596
New York3,179
Pennsylvania2,967
North Carolina2,882
Massachusetts2,679
Maryland2,361
Ontario2,169
Maine1,892

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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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