Alternate name: Bronze Frog

Family: Ranidae, True Frogs view all from this family

Description 2 1/8-4 1/4" (5.4-10.8 cm). Green, bronze or brown frog; large external eardrum and prominent dorsolateral ridges that do not reach groin. Typically green on upper lip. Belly white with darker pattern of lines or spots. Male has yellow throat and swollen thumbs.

Subspecies Bronze (R. c. clamitans), brown or bronze; Carolinas to c. Florida and through the gulf coast states to e. Texas and s. Arkansas.
Northern Green (R. c. melanota), green or greenish-brown; s. Ontario east to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina, west to Oklahoma, and introduced into Canada, the West, and Hawaii.

Voice   Like the twang of a loose banjo string, usually given as a single note, but sometimes repeated rapidly several times.

Breeding March to August. Eggs are usually laid in 3-4 small clutches attached to submerged vegetation.

Habitat Lives close to shallow water, springs, swamps, brooks, and edges of ponds and lakes. May be found among rotting debris of fallen trees.

Range Widespread throughout eastern North America.

Discussion Primarily nocturnal. Green Frogs are not as wary as many other species of frog. They seldom scream in alarm when caught.