Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825)

Pickerel Frog

Synonyms: Rana palustris

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Amphibian

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Anura

Family: Ranidae

Genus: Lithobates

Species: Lithobates palustris

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Lithobates palustris

Lithobates palustris

Adult

Litchfield County, CT

Date: 2013-07-24

Lithobates palustris

Adult

Cumberland County, ME

Date: 2012-08-04

Lithobates palustris

Adult

Cumberland County, ME

Date: 2012-08-04

Lithobates palustris

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2003-06-12

Lithobates palustris

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2004-09-27

Lithobates palustris

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2004-09-27

Lithobates palustris

Egg mass

Middlesex County, MA

Date: 2003-05-11