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Lithobates clamitans
Wooded freshwater wetland.
Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I can't quite figure this one out. The main possibilities I've come up with are Green Frog and Wood Frog, but neither seems like a perfect fit. Maybe someone who knows frogs better can figure it out.
Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on Apr 6, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks for your help, Sarah!
Yes, you're right. From this website: http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/fieldguid... it appears to be a female green frog as your frog doesn't have the distinctive mask of a wood frog and the green frogs can be brown and highly variable. Scroll down and compare the frog descriptions.
Thanks, Sarah. I'm not sure I've seen a bullfrog with a dorsolateral ridge that far down it's back, though.