
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana utricularia
Description:
Medium-sized frog (up to 3.15") with gold eyes. Back is variable in color from
light brown to dark green. Back has rows of spots that extend laterally.
Two distinct lateral ridges, which are usually yellow, extend from the eye nearly to the
groin.
Similar Species:
Gopher frogs' spots are not in rows. No other frogs in the region have lateral
ridges and no other frogs have anything but faint spots or none at all. |

Florida Gopher Frog
Rana capito aesopus
Description:
Medium-sized, short, squat frog (up to 4.33"). Dusky gray with
scattering of black spots. Bronze to brownish ridges along side of back. Pudgy
body.
Similar Species:
Leopard frogs have slender bodies and snouts, and have large dark spots on the
back. |

Bullfrog
Rana calesbeiana
Description:
Florida's largest frog (up to 8"). Dark olive green with yellow to cream
throat. Head may be brighter. Underside is white with mottled black. No
lateral ridges and the webbing of hind toes does not extend to the toe tips.
Similar Species:
Bronze frogs have lateral ridges. River frogs have white spots on lips and a
dark throat. Pig frogs have webbing that extends to the tips of all toes on hind
feet. |