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Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Classification

Order
Anura
Family
Ranidae

The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris) is a North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface. Distinguishing features The pickerel frog is a large gray or tan frog marked with seven to twenty-one irregular rectangular dark brown spots which are oriented in two columns down its back. The average number of square markings has been found to vary based on geographic regions.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 22,982Canada · 2,126