Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog Lithobates kauffeldi Feinberg et al., 2014    Synonyms: Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Amphibia   >   Order Anura   >   Family Ranidae   >   Genus Lithobates   

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The Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog is a recently described leopard frog species that lives on the East Coast of the United States. Confirmed records exist from Connecticut south to North Carolina. In Maryland, the Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog has only been confirmed on the Eastern Shore.

Description:

The only way to 100% percent differentiate the Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog from the Southern Leopard Frog is by call.

There are 9 records in the project database.

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Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. - Kyle Klotz.

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Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/9/2022). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)


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