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Rana clamitans
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.
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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Nice detailed series! Love frogs, just almost never see any here...
Thank you gibnoah109 and Sarah!
Really nice photos!! :)
Nice spot! Great description
Thank you, Cindy!
Nice series!
Thanks!
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.