Type of Frog

[AmyPond]

My husband rescued this frog from our egress window today and I was just curious as to what type of frog it is. I don't know anything about frogs but from googling I'm guessing it's a Northern Leopard frog. What do you think? (I live in the Omaha, Nebraska area.)

[Deac77]

id say it's a pickerel frog.....

[GrifTheGreat]

My husband rescued this frog from our egress window today and I was just curious as to what type of frog it is. I don't know anything about frogs but from googling I'm guessing it's a Northern Leopard frog. What do you think? (I live in the Omaha, Nebraska area.)

Edit- I was wrong. It is a Pickerel Frog. They look similar to Leopard Frogs, but Leopards are larger and have a little heavier body.

[AmyPond]

I thought pickerel too but I'm not sure if we have those here. I thought it was kind of cool looking. Dang thing is back in the egress (it's deep and has a cover but he keeps getting in) and needs to be saved again...haha.

[GrifTheGreat]

Leopard Frogs have larger hip bones that that are quite visible giving their back kind of an angled appearance.

[AmyPond]

Interesting. His body was about three inches long.

[tgampper]

I thought pickerel too but I'm not sure if we have those here. I thought it was kind of cool looking. Dang thing is back in the egress (it's deep and has a cover but he keeps getting in) and needs to be saved again...haha.

Hi Amy:
It is a Northern Leopard frog. Pickerels are not found in Nebraska or western Iowa. The closest place in Iowa to find these frogs are in the counties bordering on the Mississippi River. Two species of leopard frogs are found in the Omaha area: the Northern and Plains. Telling the difference is easy - look at the dorsal-lateral folds (the two "stripes" going down the back). If the folds go unbroken from head to groin, it is a Northern; if the folds are "broken" near the groin, it is a Plains. The pickerel frog's spots on the back are squarish.

[GrifTheGreat]

Wow! I was right the first time. Thanks Terry.

[GrifTheGreat]

Here are a Leopard Frog and Pickerel Frog so you can see the differences Terry mentioned.

[Deac77]

Dang these 2 always trip me up!!

[GrifTheGreat]

Dang these 2 always trip me up!!

Same here

[tgampper]

They used to trip me up too! I have a easy way to remember - the Plains leopard frog has "broken" stripes - the species name "blairi" begins with a "B" too

[GrifTheGreat]

They used to trip me up too! I have a easy way to remember - the Plains leopard frog has "broken" stripes - the species name "blairi" begins with a "B" too

Good way to remember "B" for BROKEN and BLAIRI.

[AmyPond]

Thanks, Terry!