Pickerel frog
The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris) is a small North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface. Pickerel frogs are the only poisonous frog native to the United States.
| Pickerel frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. palustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates palustris (Le Conte, 1825) | |
| Pickerel frog range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana palustris LeConte, 1825 | |
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