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Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
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AmphibiansIn Franklin County, Ohio

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782)

Northern Leopard Frog in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Ranidae
Genus
Lithobates
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (24)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (51)
  • Recorded, season not shown (12)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Northern Leopard Frog by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County83 · Season shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County116 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit County64 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wayne County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Early March to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22

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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 83 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 76 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Northern Leopard Frog in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern Leopard FrogYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3100236
Feb 1–700244
Feb 8–1400360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2800401
Mar 1–731483
Mar 8–1474567
Mar 15–2100561
Mar 22–2811750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11111,456
Apr 12–18112,408
Apr 19–25112,525
Apr 26 – May 2002,812
May 3–9002,785
May 10–16112,381
May 17–23002,651
May 24–30112,735
May 31 – Jun 6002,861
Jun 7–13112,986
Jun 14–20112,980
Jun 21–27113,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4333,121
Jul 5–11223,399
Jul 12–18113,754
Jul 19–25223,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1533,347
Aug 2–8113,803
Aug 9–15643,507
Aug 16–22533,137
Aug 23–29643,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5753,487
Sep 6–12433,215
Sep 13–19443,368
Sep 20–26332,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3113,624
Oct 4–10332,701
Oct 11–17442,107
Oct 18–24221,201
Oct 25–31221,123
Nov 1–700789
Nov 8–1400798
Nov 15–2111468
Nov 22–2800522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1200234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2611254
Dec 27 – Jan 200422

In Ohio

Mid-March to mid-October, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,260 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 785 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Northern Leopard Frog in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern Leopard FrogYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14535,888
Feb 15–21525,436
Feb 22–28646,846
Mar 1–71668,321
Mar 8–1430710,384
Mar 15–2133712,620
Mar 22–2831813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 425819,661
Apr 5–1132926,860
Apr 12–1830839,925
Apr 19–2522841,623
Apr 26 – May 221956,391
May 3–929952,952
May 10–16441053,785
May 17–23471057,698
May 24–3023954,651
May 31 – Jun 621853,099
Jun 7–1331953,700
Jun 14–2025956,625
Jun 21–2732855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 433958,477
Jul 5–1136961,336
Jul 12–1851864,722
Jul 19–2534869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1411059,416
Aug 2–845959,712
Aug 9–1553955,994
Aug 16–2248954,328
Aug 23–2959851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 544957,167
Sep 6–1266959,075
Sep 13–1959854,543
Sep 20–2656945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 332843,180
Oct 4–1029737,841
Oct 11–1722830,824
Oct 18–2410621,156
Oct 25–3115619,021
Nov 1–75314,172
Nov 8–144412,621
Nov 15–21437,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustrisOften confused in Ohio: 69 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Green frog Aquarana clamitansOften confused in Ohio: 31 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Boreorana sylvatica Boreorana sylvatica95 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Toad Anaxyrus americanus59 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Gray Treefrog Dryophytes versicolor13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed30%49%
Farmland24%11%
Wetland22%5%
Forest21%31%
Open water2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 588 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Franklin County result

83 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.