Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Range

Native to parts of Canada and the United States.

Habitat

Uses permanent ponds, swamps, marshes and slow-moving streams in forested, open and urban areas; in summer it often moves into grassy areas and lawns.

Diet

Eats a wide variety of animals, including crickets, flies, worms, smaller frogs, birds and garter snakes.

Facts

• Its green or brown back is marked with large, dark, circular spots, usually enclosed by lighter rings. A rarer burnsi morph lacks spots on the back, though spots may remain on the legs.

Research sources

• English Wikipedia