Plains Leopard Frog

Lithobates blairi

The Plains Leopard Frog is the central U.S. counterpart to the Northern and Southern Leopard Frogs. It has a more brown ground color and a white spot on the tympanum. Its call is a series of low chuckling notes.

Habitat

Ponds, streams, and marshes across the central U.S. plains

Diet

Insects and other invertebrates

How common

Common

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