![]() ![]() ![]() They do have parental care, as the offspring are briefly cared for by the females before going off on their own. These frogs are solitary, coming together only for mating. Nearly all Leopard Frogs have dark spots in a leopard-like pattern. The tadpoles are distinguishable from other frog species because they have dorsal rather than lateral eyes and a white stripe in between their nostrils. The female of the species is larger than the male, and southern frogs tend to be smaller than northern frogs. They are so similar in appearance that they were believed to be all one species until they came into common use in laboratories in the 1940s, at which point scientists began to note distinct differences between the species. Regardless of their main body color, nearly all of these frogs have dark spots in a leopard-like pattern. These frogs are between two to five inches in length and vary in color between species anywhere from dull brown to bright green, and all the shades in between, many with white underbellies. Leopard Frogs are in the family Ranidae, class Amphibia. Vegas Valley Frog ( Lithobates fisheri).Transverse Volcanic Frog ( Lithobates neovolcanicus). ![]()
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