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Showy Leopard Frog

Lithobates spectabilis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 3, February 7, March 4, April 14, May 19, June 15, July 18, August 15, September 9, October 12, November 12, December 3.
Mexico131
Oaxaca27
Puebla24
Tlaxcala20
Morelos15
Mexico14
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave9
Hidalgo6
Michoacan de Ocampo5
Guanajuato1

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Showy Leopard Frog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.