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Scientific Name:
Photo by: Quentin Stiles
Smooth skinned frog with prominent
tympanum.
Dorsolateral folds do NOT extend to groin.
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Fully webbed feet, except fourth toe
How to identify:
Coloration:
Plain brown or bronze dorsally.
White ventral surfaces with dark, irregular markings.
Green coloration may be present on upper lip.
Adult male with yellowish coloration on throat
Diet:
Size:
The Green Frog can grow to be 2 to 3.5 in long
Habitat:
Green frogs are found in a wide variety of habitats that surround most inland waters, including swamps, wooded swamps, ponds, lakes, marshes, bogs, banks of slow moving rivers and streams, sloughs, and impoundments.
Range of habitat:
In the United States, Green Frogs are found in the southern states, from North Carolina to Texas.
Orange counties indicate new records since previous Herps of Texas updated in 1998; all other colors represent counties with known Green Frog population prior to 1998
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