Species:
Lithobates pipiens
Northern Leopard Frog
Sighting:
September 2, 1998
Navajo Lake, Kane County, Utah
This young, dark leopard frog was in the marshy grass ten feet or so from the creek. It jumped prodigiously towards the water when disturbed.
Printed references:
Behler, J. L., King, F. W. 1979.
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2008.
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding
Degenhardt, W. G., Painter, C. W., Price, A. H. 1996.
Amphibians & Reptiles of New Mexico
Schoenherr, A. A. 1992.
A Natural History of California
Stebbins, R. C. 2003.
Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition
Wauer, R. H. 1964.
Reptiles and Amphibians of Zion National Park
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