The pickerel frog, Lithobates palustris, is a small North American frog known for its appearance of seemingly ”hand-drawn” squares on its dorsal surface; there are seven to twenty-one of these rectangular dark brown spots in two columns down its back. They like to live near cold and clear water, and prefer rocky ravines, bogs, and meadow streams, but they can also be found in heavily wooded lakes and rivers. Their diet consists of ants, spiders, beetles, sawfly larvae, and other invertebrates, and the pickerel frog will catch its prey in grassy areas next to bodies of water.
The Pickerel Frog has an overall length between 1.75”-3.5” (4.4-8.9 cm), body width of .67”-1.34” (1.7-3.4 cm), sitting height of roughly .8”-1.57” (2-4 cm), and weight between .09-.12 oz (2.5-3.5 g). The typical lifespan of the Pickerel Frog is between 5-8 years.
The pickerel frog, Lithobates palustris, is a small North American frog known for its appearance of seemingly ”hand-drawn” squares on its dorsal surface; there are seven to twenty-one of these rectangular dark brown spots in two columns down its back. They like to live near cold and clear water, and prefer rocky ravines, bogs, and meadow streams, but they can also be found in heavily wooded lakes and rivers. Their diet consists of ants, spiders, beetles, sawfly larvae, and other invertebrates, and the pickerel frog will catch its prey in grassy areas next to bodies of water.
The Pickerel Frog has an overall length between 1.75”-3.5” (4.4-8.9 cm), body width of .67”-1.34” (1.7-3.4 cm), sitting height of roughly .8”-1.57” (2-4 cm), and weight between .09-.12 oz (2.5-3.5 g). The typical lifespan of the Pickerel Frog is between 5-8 years.
