Visited the Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. facilities yesterday (Virginia Beach, couple blocks to oceanfront) and while walking around the man made pond meditation area, came to this little frog that got spooked and easily jumped across couple feet of water.



When approached it went from ground on lower right, to mossy ledge on farther water border (top left) in pic.

Slowly approached with cell phone (no camera on hand) and took the second pic.



First thought it was Lithobates clamitans, a Green Frog; but the chocolate color and small tympanic membrane... kind of makes me wonder ?

Around 2 in. SVL with a clearly marked ridge that starts behind eye and goes all the way to rear leg. Color was chocolate with no greens anywhere. Some darker spotting below the ridge line. Very sharp pointy snout and a smaller than eye tympanic membrane. What do you guys think?