Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)

Common and widespread throughout the piedmont and coastal plain of NC, this species is highly variable in color and spot pattern, but the spots are always rounder than the similar Pickeral Frog. Formerly known as Rana sphenocephala

Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Moore Co., NC
9 June 2007

Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Along New Hope Creek in Orange Co., NC
28 Sep 2008

	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005
	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005

Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Dare Co., NC
18 Oct 2003

	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Brunswick Co., NC 31 May 2004
	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Cape Hatteras National Seashore Dare Co., NC 18 Oct 2003

Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Sandhills Gamelands in Scotland Co., NC
11 Mar 2010

	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Korstian Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 21 Apr 2013
	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Korstian Division of Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 21 Apr 2013

	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX 27 Jan 2018
	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX 27 Jan 2018
	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) Anahuac NWR, Chambers Co., TX 27 Jan 2018

	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) eggs Scotland Co., NC 18 Mar 2015
	Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) egg masses Scotland Co., NC 18 Mar 2015

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