Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
Discription: Adults are green or occasionally brown, with dark spots outlined in white. The belly is white and there is a prominent light-coloured fold down each side of the back. Adults can grow to 110 mm in head-body length. Tadpoles are iridescent blue with pointed tails and transparent belly skin. They can grow to a total length of 50 mm.
Behaviour: Leopard frogs breed in early spring, in ponds or larger bodies of water. The male call is a prolonged drone or snore-like sound. Eggs are clumped, attached to submerged vegetation. Tadpoles transform in late summer. Often large numbers of juvenile frogs leave the pond simultaneously, and disperse into nearby summer habitat.
Habitats: This widespread species spends the summer in open fields or meadows. Adults overwinter at the bottom of ponds.
