Green Frog Scientific Name
Rana fontinalis holbrook 1842.
Green frog scientific name. The green frog lithobates clamitans or rana clamitans is a species of frog native to eastern north america. Clamitans is latin meaning loud calling average length. 2 3 3 5 in. The alcohol preservation may have altered the frog s true colour fooling the early scientists.
2 4 inches 5 10 cm in length. Lithobates clamitans description the green frog is a large true frog with large distinct tympanum and prominent dorsolateral ridges. Lithobates is greek litho means a stone bates means one that walks or haunts species. The belly is white usually with some dark spots or mottling.
Green tree frogs litoria caerulea are one of the largest australian frogs. Rana clamitans latreille 1801. Two similar and weakly defined subspecies are found in north carolina the green frog rana clamitans melanota in the mountains piedmont and northern coastal plain and the bronze frog rana clamitans clamitans in the southern coastal plain. 5 7 9 cm virginia record length.
Small ponds marshes swamps the border of lakes small streams and large rivers.