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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.
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That includes common visitors like tree frogs, green frogs, leopard frogs, spring peepers, and toads, depending on your location.
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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
Wisconsin has eleven species of frogs: American bullfrog, Blanchard's cricket frog, boreal chorus frog, Cope's gray treefrog, gray treefrog, green frog, mink frog, northern leopard frog, pickerel frog, spring peeper and wood frog; as well as one toad, the American toad.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2021
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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
Wisconsin has eleven species of frogs: American bullfrog, Blanchard's cricket frog, boreal chorus frog, Cope's gray treefrog, gray treefrog, green frog, mink frog, northern leopard frog, pickerel frog, spring peeper and wood frog; as well as one toad, the American toad.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2021
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“Leopard frog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leopard%20frog. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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