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Northern Green Frog

Rana clamitans melanota

Description:

Very small frog less than 5 feet from a huge watersnake.

1 Species ID Suggestions

SooJin
SooJin 11 years ago
Green Frog
Rana clamitans Rana clamitans


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3 Comments

SooJin
SooJin 11 years ago

Yes!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thank you, SooJin! Is it safe to conclude this is the northern subspecies Rana clamitans melanota?

SooJin
SooJin 11 years ago

It's young, but you can see the dorsal ridges running down the back that differentiate them from Bull Frogs.

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 2, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2012

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