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Green or bronze frog

Rana clamitans

Description:

This frog closely resembles the bullfrog but has a ridge or fold of skin — called a dorsolateral fold — on either side of its body which is absent.in the bullfrog. This frog is more often brown or bronze than green, but some bright green is often present around the face and lips; males.have bright yellow throats.Males have a tympanum (hearing organ) twice the diameter of the eye and a bright yellow throat. Female tympanum diameter is about the same as that of the eye.

Habitat:

The eastern United States and some provinces in Canada. Lives in permanent bodies of water such as lakes, swamps and ponds, often resting at the water's edge..

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8 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Nice detailed series! Love frogs, just almost never see any here...

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Thank you gibnoah109 and Sarah!

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 12 years ago

Really nice photos!! :)

glbnoah109
glbnoah109 12 years ago


Nice spot! Great description

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Thank you, Cindy!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Nice series!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Thanks!

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

If I may make a suggestion, The frog shown in your photos has dorsolateral folds running along the "corners" of the back. Bullfrogs don't have this fold, so I suspect what you've got here is actually a green/bronze frog (Rana clamitans). See http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_NC/anu... for more information. See what you think; I'd be curious what you think.

Maria dB
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Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 2, 2011
Submitted on Jan 21, 2012

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