Southern Leopard Frog. Southern Meadow 



Frog. Spring Frog. Spot- 

 ted Frog. Water Frog. 

 Shad Frog. 



Plate LXXVI. i. Male 

 (Xf). 2. Female (xf). 3. 

 Female (xf). 



Rana sphenocephala (Cope) . 



Range: Southeastern 

 States, north along the coast 

 to Virginia or New Jersey. 



Habitat: Ponds, runs, 

 canals, river swamps and 

 overflowed roads and ditches. 

 In a large swamp, it is ideally 

 on the edge of cypress ponds 

 and bays or small pools at an 

 island's edge. 



Size: Adults, 2-3 1/4 

 inches. (Males, 49-78 mm. 

 Females, 53-82 mm.). 



General appearance: It is 

 like the meadow frog R. 

 pipiens, but usually with a 

 clear cut, distinct white spot 

 in the middle of the ear 

 drum. It is an alert, active, 

 long-legged and long-snouted 

 spotted frog. 



Structure: Head longer in 

 proportion to body than in 

 R. pipiens; snout acuminate 

 or pointed; fourth toe shorter 

 than in R. pipiens and more 

 regularly placed; less spots 

 and more vermiculations on 

 sides of R. sphenocephala; 

 dusky fleckings on the under 

 parts more common in R. 

 sphenocephala; lower lip with 

 dark spots; vocal sacs on 

 either side between arm and 

 tympanum. 



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