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Browns' Leopard Frog

Lithobates brownorum

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 46, February 57, March 74, April 99, May 93, June 74, July 77, August 54, September 77, October 47, November 50, December 48.
Mexico796
Yucatan324
Quintana Roo275
Campeche81
Tabasco52
Chiapas51
Guatemala30
Petén17
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave11
Quiché5

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