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Ranidae - true frogs

Northern Leopard Frog
The are about 600 species in this family. They are found in all parts of the world, except for Antarctica. There is only one species, the Australian wood frog, found in Australia. Rana is the only genus of this family found in the United States. True frogs have a bony breast bone, long legs, and webbed toes. They lay their eggs in the water. Most species eat insects.




Endangered in NH Endangered in N.H.
Threatened in NH Threatened in N.H.
introduced Introduced
Endangered in the US Endangered in U.S.
Threatened in the US Threatened in U.S.
 

  New Hampshire Species    Other North American Species
Bullfrog
Mink Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Pickerel Frog
Wood Frog
  Black-Spotted Frog
Carpenter Frog
Cascades Frog
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Columbia Spotted Frog
Crawfish Frog
European Frog
Florida Bog Frog
Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog
Gopher Frog
Green Frog
Lowland Leopard Frog
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog
North American Bullfrog
Northern Leopard Frog
Pig Frog
Plains Leopard Frog
Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog
Red-Legged Frog
Relict Leopard Frog
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
River Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Spotted Frog
Tarahumara Frog
Vegas Valley Leopard Frog
Wrinkled Frog

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