leopard frog

noun

: a common frog (Lithobates pipiens synonym Rana pipiens) of northern North America that is bright green or brown with large black white-margined blotches on the back

also : a similar frog (L. sphenocephalus synonym R. sphenocephala) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.

Illustration of leopard frog

Examples of leopard frog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since 2002, about 20,000 Chiricahuan leopard frogs have been reintroduced in some 80 former habitats now cleared of their arch nemesis. —Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026

That includes common visitors like tree frogs, green frogs, leopard frogs, spring peepers, and toads, depending on your location. —Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025

Jaguars, leopard frogs, condors:Here are some of Arizona's most imperiled species Is a bobcat the same as a lynx? —The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024

Kuchma stopped suddenly, pointing toward the ground at a leopard frog that swiftly leaped into the dense grass. —Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leopard frog

• analog
• analogue
• catalogue
• decalogue
• demagogue
• dialogue
• epilogue
• homologue
• monologue
• pedagogue
• synagogue
• tagalog

Kids Definition

leopard frog

noun

: a common spotted frog of the eastern U.S.