Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
| Common Name: | Pickerel
Frog |
| Scientific Name: | Lithobates palustris (Pickerel Frog) formerly Rana palustris |
| Etymology: | |
| Genus: | Lithobates is Greek, Litho means "A stone", bates means "One that walks or haunts." |
| Species: | palustris is
Latin meaning "of the marsh". |
| Average Length: | 1.8 - 3 in. (5.7 - 10 cm) |
| Virginia Record Length: | |
| Record length: | 4.5 in. (11.4 cm) |
Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet
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