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pickerel frog
Pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris).
pickerel frog
amphibian
Also known as: Lithobates palustris, Rana palustris
pickerel frog, (Rana palustris), dark-spotted frog (family Ranidae), found in eastern North America, usually in such areas as meadows, cool streams, and sphagnum bogs. The pickerel frog is about 5 to 7.5 centimetres (2 to 3 inches) long and has lengthwise rows of squarish spots on its golden or brownish skin.
When the pickerel frog leaps it reveals the orange or yellow on the inner surfaces of its hind legs. The skin secretions, which protect this frog from snakes, are reported also to be toxic to other frogs.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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