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Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)

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Life
Animals Kingdom Animalia
Chordates Phylum Chordata
Amphibians Class Amphibia
Frogs and Toads Order Anura
True Frogs Family Ranidae
American water frogs Genus Lithobates
Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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Scientific names
- Lithobates palustris
- Rana palustris
- Rana palustris mansuetii
French
- grenouille des marais
English
- Pickerel Frog

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Places 30 of 1840

Countries: Map of countries: CA, US

Map of countries: CA, US

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Rana palustris

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benedictgagliardi

Date

May 6, 2013

Place

Fenton River, Mansfield, CT (Google, OSM)

Description

Sitting at pond's edge semi-submerged around 1:30PM

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Lithobates palustris

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eastm

Date

May 7, 2011

Place

Rocky Barrens Conservation Area, MO (Google, OSM)

Description

Observed at a rocky seep.

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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catharus

Date

May 8, 2013

Place

Marsh Billings Rockefeller, Woodstock (Google, OSM)

Description

calling

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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kjhurme

Date

May 6, 2013

Place

UConn Forest (Google, OSM)

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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Date

May 7, 2013

Place

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, Woodstock, Vermont, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Hear the distinctive snore this morning. Uncommon at this location.

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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mtabraham7thgraders

Date

Apr 30, 2013

Place

Vergennes Watershed, VT (Google, OSM)

Description

Yellow thighs

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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mtabraham7thgraders

Date

Apr 30, 2013

Place

watershed new haven vt (Google, OSM)

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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mtabraham7thgradersa

Date

Apr 29, 2013

Place

Bristol vt water shed (Google, OSM)

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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ahazlett

Date

Apr 18, 2013

Place

Ira Road Trail Akron Ohio (Google, OSM)

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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anthonyd

Date

Apr 10, 2013

Place

Willisbrook Preserve (Google, OSM)

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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Date

Apr 9, 2013 08:47 PM EDT

Place

5828 Cavalier Dr, Wise, Virginia, US (Google, OSM)

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Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

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rpayne

Date

Apr 10, 2013

Place

Leicester Whiting Rd. (Google, OSM)

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Description from Wikipedia

The Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) is a small North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on their dorsal surface.

Conservation Summary

Globally

Of least concern (LC) (Source: IUCN Red List)

Source: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on 10 November 2011.