Frogs, Bogs and Pollywogs... forum: LEOPARD FROG - Rana - A true frog
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| Abundant around our home, the Leopard frog is always welcome! They are safe from harmful chemicals and biological studies other than simple observance and our annoying cameras and recording devices. Fond of shallow habitats, they can often be found in lightly wooded areas, bogs and such. For our state, three species of Leopard frogs are present, including Rana utricularia and Rana blairi (Plains Leopard Frog). Rana pipiens is not native to Oklahoma, but is native to North America. Note there are often variations and synonyms in species identification. Females lay 3,000 to 6,000 eggs per season, breeding in spring or summer. Often confused with the Pickerel frog, though the Pickerel is more readily identified as having square-shaped spots instead of the rounded spots of the Leopard frog.
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| Neat frog, Karen |
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| A Leopard frog shares the spotlight with a Cricket frog:
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| Nice comparison shot, Karen |
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| Hi Karen, I bought some Leopard frog tadpoles last (late) summer and they all developed successfully. I watched them develop their little legs and finally crawl & jump out of the lotus pot I had them in. I also have a very small (90-100 gal) pond. No Frogs! Where did they go? We did have an unusually cold winter but even before that I couldn't find any of them (???) Any ideas what happened to them? I was and am so disappointed.  |
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| Karen, so sorry your frogs deserted you. Mine come and go all the time, I have woods and creeks not far from me and when it rains a lot in the spring I think they go looking for a mate. Could be a food problem also. Mine hop out of the watergarden at night in search of food. If it is starting to get really dry around the watergarden I give it a good soaking to bring out the night crawlers and slugs. |
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| Hi Lady Gardener, Actually, it was TXDoodlebug's frogs that came up missing.  Doodle, what a shame you didn't get to see them. But you never know, if you keep providing a good home for them, they may decide to stay around more. I'm sorry I missed this post, haven't been here lately. Karen |
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