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Mink Frog

Lithobates septentrionalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 94, February 96, March 152, April 298, May 573, June 268, July 342, August 346, September 192, October 157, November 98, December 88.
Canada9,877
United States2,490
Ontario2,402
Maine1,025
New York850
Quebec680
Nova Scotia571
New Brunswick247
Minnesota226
Michigan141

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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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