Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

The Green Frog is a lively little creature! They love to hop around and enjoy warm weather.

Habitat: Ponds and lakes

Appearance

The Green Frog has green to brownish skin with irregular dark spots, often brighter green on its head and shoulders. A prominent ridge of skin, called dorsolateral folds, runs down its back. Its large eardrum (tympanum) is noticeably larger than its eye, especially in males.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassAmphibiaOrderAnuraFamilyRanidaeGenusLithobates

Green Frog

Interesting facts

A Green Frog can snatch prey with its super-fast sticky tongue in less than a second!

Baby Green Frogs, called tadpoles, can take up to two years to turn into frogs!

Males 'sing' loudly from ponds to attract mates and warn other frogs to stay away.

They spend winter buried in mud at the bottom of ponds, slowing their body right down!

Special abilities

Green Frogs can launch themselves up to one meter because of their powerful hind legs that help them escape predators.

Green Frogs have varied skin colors and patterns that help them blend perfectly into their watery habitats.

Green Frogs can breathe through their skin underwater because it helps them absorb oxygen without surfacing.

Measurements & details

Length: 5-12 cm
Weight: 0.015-0.09 kg
Lifespan: 3-6 years
Top Speed: 8 km/h
Clutch Size: 1000-7000
Metamorphosis: 70-730 days

Diet & Feeding

Adult Green Frogs eat small critters, while their tadpoles munch on tiny plants and algae.

Age differences: Tadpoles are primarily herbivorous or detritivorous, eating algae and decaying plant matter, while adults are carnivorous.

Primary Foods

insects
spiders
worms
slugs
small fish

Foraging Method

Ambush

Ecological connections

eaten by

Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Larger bullfrogs will prey on Green Frogs.

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

These snakes actively hunt frogs near water bodies.

eaten by

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Herons are major predators of adult and juvenile frogs.

hunts

Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Newt larvae and adults often eat Green Frog tadpoles.

Traits

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