Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
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Description: Dark dorsal spots elongated. Light line along the upper jaw. No light spot on the tympanum.

Call: A deep rattling snore of one or more syllables, lasting 1-3 seconds. Also low-pitched grunting sounds similar to dragging a thumb along an inflated balloon.

Habitat: Wet meadows, river bottoms, lakes, and ponds; in summer this species often ranges some distance from water. Prefer to reproduce in fishless ponds.

Diet: Dragon flies, mayflies, worms, insects

Size: 5-9 cm (2-3.5 in)

Natural History: This species often migrates from larger bodies of water, where they hibernate, to small shallow ponds to breed. This is the only leopard frog in Sandhills wetlands.

Similar species:

  1. Elongate dark spots on back, no white spot on eardrum, un broken dorsal lateral fold. Compared with Plains Leopard Frog.