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Lithobates clamitans clamitans
The bronze frog grows up to 2–4 inches (5.4–10.2 cm). Distinguishing characteristics include a bronze to brownish body, white belly with dark, irregular blotches, and a bright green upper lip and nose. Males may have yellowish throats. Bronze frogs are smooth skinned, like all true frogs. They have long hind legs with webbed toes. A fold of skin, called a lateral line (actually dorsolateral folds, two of them, lateral line is something else), begins behind the eye and runs two-thirds the length of body. The tympanum (ear disc) is larger in males. (information from Wikipedia)
Red Slough Wildlife Management Area
Based on the size of the tympanum, my guess is that this specimen is a female.
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