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One of the 47 frogs on WAnimals

Amphibians · Anura · Ranidae

Green Frog

Rana clamitans

Least Concern

The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.

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The green frog is one of the commonest frogs in eastern North America, very like the bullfrog but smaller and with two dorsal ridges that the bullfrog lacks. Its call is unmistakable: a dry, resonant sound likened to the pluck of a slack banjo string.

Size

5 cm – 10 cm

Life expectancy

10 years

Diet

Carnivore

Feeds mainly on other animals.

Activity

Nocturnal

Active mainly at night.

Social structure

Solitary

Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.

Temperate forestFreshwater
2countries27parks11same family

Fun facts

  • Its call sounds exactly like the pluck of a loose banjo string, and that comparison is so universal in North America that it appears in every field guide.
  • Its tadpoles can spend up to two winters in the water before completing metamorphosis, depending on latitude and on the temperature of the pond.
  • It is told apart from the bullfrog, with which it is constantly confused, by two folds of skin running down the back from the eye that the bullfrog does not have.

Life cycle and biology

Skeleton type
Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (amphibian)
Habitat and environment
Margins of ponds, streams, pools and permanent wetlands of eastern North America
Sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation / incubation
Larval development lasting up to 22 months
Litter / clutch size
4,000 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Lithobates clamitans

Where to find it

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Where to see it

Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 27.

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ParksEvergladesUnited States
TagsCarnivore
Carnivore
Diurnal
Nocturnal
Solitary
Amphibian
Temperate forest
Freshwater
United States
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