Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)

Common throughout NC (although less so in the coastal plain), Pickerel Frogs can be distinguished from similar Southern Leopard Frogs by its squarish dorsal spots arranged into two rows. Formerly known as Rana palustris
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
9 May 2013

Note two rows of square-ish spots in two rows, strong dorso-lateral fold, and hint of yellow-orange where the hindlegs meet the body.

Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
9 May 2013
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Orange Co., NC
21 Aug 2004
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Orange Co., NC
21 Aug 2004
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Orange Co., NC
8 June 2004

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