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Massachusetts North American Amphibian Program

Green Frog

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Herp Atlas 1992-1998 Survey

  • The map below shows the distribution of the Green Frog in Massachusetts based on the original intensive volunteer survey that took place from 1992-1998.
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Updated Distribution Map

Lithobates clamitans

Green Frog
Green Frog
Green Frog

These very common frogs are found throughout Massachusetts where they breed in ponds, marshes, and river backwaters and side-channels. Their calls are short, explosive banjo-plucks, sometimes linked together like a series of echoes. Listen for them in mid to late spring.

 

 

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