Pickerel Frog

Common Name:	Pickerel Frog
Scientific Name:	Lithobates palustris (Pickerel Frog) formerly Rana palustris
Etymology:
Genus:	*Lithobates* is Greek, Litho means "A stone", bates means "One that walks or haunts"
Species:	*palustris* is Latin meaning "of the marsh"
Average Length:	1.8 - 3 in. (5.7 - 10 cm)
Virginia Record Length:
Record length:	4.5 in. (11.4 cm)

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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			s. leopard frog vs. pickerel frog

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