Northern Leopard Frog

Snout-Vent Length: 4.4 - 10.0 cm (record 13.0 cm)

Identification: large, slender frog; coloration on back varies from green to brown (occasionally golden) with a pale white belly; large, dark spots on back with pale borders; two light-colored dorsolateral ridges running down sides of back.

Call: rubbery putterings and trills; sounds like rubbing a wet finger on a balloon

Habitat: associated with ponds, marshes, springs, and backwaters of streams and rivers of short-grass prairie and Cypress Hills; historically distributed throughout southern, and eastern Alberta to Wood Buffalo National Park.

Cool Facts: this frog is a good jumper and can leap a distance of up to 1.8 meters or 15 times their body length