Carpenter Frog
Rana Virgatipes
Description: Has 4 yellowish stripes down its brownish to olive-grey back. Grows to be about 3 in. (7.5 cm) long. Habitat: Large pool with lots of wet land masses and plant covering for security.
Carpenter frogs nearly always have two indistinct stripes running along their backs.
Photo by JD Willson
Photo by JD Willson ...
Carpenter Frog (Rana virgatipes)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted
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Carpenter Frog
Rana virgatipes
Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor ...
The Carpenter Frog, Rana virgatipes, is found in bogs and streams fed by the Okefenokee Swamp. It is greenish brown with four bronze stripes. Its underside is yellow with mottling on the lower half with extends onto the legs and sides.
carpenter frog (Rana virgatipes)
cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga)
coastal plain cricket frog (Acris gryllus gryllus)
common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus maculosus)
Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Cow Knob salamander (Plethodon punctatus) ...
Ranidae - True Frogs Bullfrog Pig Frog Green Frog Wood Frog Carpenter Frog Southern Leopard Frog Northern Leopard Frog Pickerel Frog River Frog Hylidae - Treefrogs and Allies Green Treefrog Pine Barrens Treefrog Squirrel Treefrog Pinewoods ...
River Frog - Rana heckscheri
Mink Frog - Rana septentrionalis
Carpenter Frog - Rana virgatipes ...
Carpenter Frogs are another characteristic Pine Barrens species, the presence of which indicates a healthy aquatic wildlife community.
Ventral surfaces white or pale yellow with gray mottling on thighs
No dorsolateral folds
Hind feet are fully webbed. Compare to Bullfrog, and Carpenter Frog, young Pig Frogs in particular resemble these other species.
 See also: Bullfrog, Toad, Leopard, Leopard Frog, Southern Leopard Frog
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