Florida Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus)

Created: February 3rd, 2015 - 06:26 PM
Last Modified: February 5th, 2015 - 11:56 AM Entered by: Matt Ratcliffe
Record 215226

Country: United States		State: Florida	County: Hillsborough County	Time: 2015-02-02 21:36:00
Qty: 1	Age: Varying	Sex: --	Method: Heard	Habitat: Vegetation along pond edge
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Posted by Matt Ratcliffe on Feb 05, 2015 at 12:02 PM

Thanks for commenting on this - I just caught that I put the wrong date!

I got a new headlamp for Christmas and I bring that with me every time I go looking for/listening to frogs at night. I was only able to see 4-5 frogs that night, as most of them were calling out from vegetation in the water and were tough to see. The only way I was really able to spot them was by seeing the light reflect from their eyes. I find that it's much easier to find Leopard Frogs at night during the non-breeding months, as they are often found on land within 20 feet of the local body of water, instead of partially submerged in the water and often obscured by vegetation.

View records 215228 and 215229 to see the frogs I was able to photo voucher that night.

Posted by Noah Mueller on Feb 05, 2015 at 09:44 AM

If you are at all interested, very often a quick peek with a flashlight at the edge of the pond will allow you to see the frog, not just hear them. You might see some other stuff too.