Scientific Name: Lithobates blairi
(Formerly: Rana blairi)
Family: Ranidae
Description and Size
- Slimly, slightly granular skin
- Extremely long hind legs
- White dot in the center of the external eardrum (tympanum)
- Prominent lines (dorsolateral fold) that extends from head to the rear of the body on either side of the body
- These lines is not continuous and breaks near the rear of the body
- Total length: 5.0-11.1 cm (2.0-4.4 in)
- Back color: tan to greyish-brown
- Spots: dark colored, not outlined in white
- Belly color: white
Habitat
- Lakes
- Streams
- Next to grasslands
- Wet Meadows
Diet
- Aquatic vegetation (larvae)
- Aquatic bacterial colonies (larvae)
- Arthropods
- Worms
Plains Leopard Frog Call
Life History
- Nocturnal, rarely diurnal
- Active season: March – October
- Breeding season: April – July
- Lays eggs
- 4,000-6,000 eggs per female
Range
Most common range within the last 50 years and does not include outliers. For more info email dferraro1@unl.edu.