Crawfish Frog

Lithobates areolatus

Summary 2

The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States. It gets its name because it inhabits the burrows of crayfish for most of the year.

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  1. (c) Peter Paplanus, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/2ndpeter/25631881841/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobates_areolatus

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Taxonomy:order Frogs and Toads