Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
At one location I know of, the pickerel frogs have green spots! This is unusual coloration for this species, which usually has only different shades of brown. This year's metamorphs were everywhere at this time. I don't know why, but I almost never come across adult pickerel frogs! They are almost always under 2 inches in length when I find them. Something interesting about pickerel frogs is that they are poisonous to other amphibians, and will kill them if kept in the same container!
Greene County, NY
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
At one location I know of, the pickerel frogs have green spots! This is unusual coloration for this species, which usually has only different shades of brown. This year's metamorphs were everywhere at this time. I don't know why, but I almost never come across adult pickerel frogs! They are almost always under 2 inches in length when I find them. Something interesting about pickerel frogs is that they are poisonous to other amphibians, and will kill them if kept in the same container!
Greene County, NY