ID on this frog
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hmm i have a smaller one.. There is like two pictures of it in the gallery.. It seems to be female because of no yellow and its belly is pure white.. also its very small. How good would a baby leopard frog be as a pet? And when are frogs spawning to make tadpoles(horribly worded)? Also how do I know if the tadpole is a bullfrog? just big? also what would i feed her? Bugs,fish,smaller frogs,snakes,mice? Thanks for any help.. PS what size tank would be good?... Thanks for any questions you answer 
.. I like frogs haha
.. I like frogs hahaI want a albino african bull frog or a albino pacman frog what size tank would I need for them? Thanks
One good way to tell the difference between bullfrogs and green frogs is the dorsolateral grove (the "ridge" that goes from the eye area down towards the leg).
On green frogs, the ridge goes all the way from the head to the hind legs, while on bullfrogs, the ridge does not. I didn't see any clear side view photos of the ID frog, but it looked like it could very well just be a green frog with different color than normal. Can you look at the ridge, and describe it?
On green frogs, the ridge goes all the way from the head to the hind legs, while on bullfrogs, the ridge does not. I didn't see any clear side view photos of the ID frog, but it looked like it could very well just be a green frog with different color than normal. Can you look at the ridge, and describe it?
critter_bob;4228959; said:
There's a green frog variant called the bronze frog, that may be what he has.
All the frogs in your album are northern green frogs, Lithobates clamitans melanotus. The dorsolateral ridge (like a raised seam of skin) from above the ear to the sacrum (hump) is the key feature, though facial coloration and overall proportions are also a bit different in this species than in the bullfrog. Bullfrogs have a ridge at the back of the face, but it does not continue down the body. Wood, leopard, and pickerel frogs have the dorsolateral ridge continuing past the sacrum almost to the vent.
Coloration is not very helpful in telling greens and bulls apart; both are quite variable and much of that variation is overlapping. As previous posters mentioned, throat coloration in both species is dependent on sex- adult males have yellow or green throats, females and immatures have white throats.
The bronze frog occurs much further south, and is probably not a valid subspecies in any case.
Coloration is not very helpful in telling greens and bulls apart; both are quite variable and much of that variation is overlapping. As previous posters mentioned, throat coloration in both species is dependent on sex- adult males have yellow or green throats, females and immatures have white throats.
The bronze frog occurs much further south, and is probably not a valid subspecies in any case.
