My husband found this little guy sitting on the side of road, we are in Tennessee. We were just wondering what kind it was?
I think that's a Pickerel frog. The coloration suggest so, as do the spots on its back. If the nose is rather blunt, it is probably a Pickerel frog. A photo of it's nose/face would help us out.
Both frogs require a similar care, so here's a caresheet for the Northern Leopard frog:
Frog Forum - Leopard Frog Care - Rana pipiens (Schreber, 1782) and R. sphenocephala (1886)
My Amphibians:
1.0.0 Rana Catesbiana (Bumpy Digtoad )
1.0.0 Pseudacris Regilla (Levi )
1.1.0 Ambystoma Macrodactylum (Urtham and Gargan )
2.2.0 Bombina Orientalis ( Rosa, Sasha, Aleksis, and Dimitri )
Rest in Peace, Gnag the Nameless, Chrome, and Thermidor
Thanks for the extra photo's.
Yes, I strongly believe that is a Pickerel frog. I'm no expert on Pickerels and Southern Leopard frogs, but from what I know, that looks much more like a Pickerel frog than a Southern Leopard frog.
My Amphibians:
1.0.0 Rana Catesbiana (Bumpy Digtoad )
1.0.0 Pseudacris Regilla (Levi )
1.1.0 Ambystoma Macrodactylum (Urtham and Gargan )
2.2.0 Bombina Orientalis ( Rosa, Sasha, Aleksis, and Dimitri )
Rest in Peace, Gnag the Nameless, Chrome, and Thermidor
Thank you for your help!
I agree with Caspian. The yellow markings on the inside of it's rear legs and the squarish instead of round spots will make this a Pickerel frog. Are you planning to keep it?
We have a small pond on our property that we have a big bullfrog in. Would it be a problem putting this little guy in with the other one?
The bullfrog will eat the pickerel frog. A bullfrog can swallow prey almost the same size as itself, and they are voracious. I have read that bullfrogs have developed immunity to the pickerel frogs significant toxins (probably from generations of preying on pickerels), so the bullfrog at least should live.
In other words, I don't recommend it.
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