Pickerel frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris Least concern

Where the pickerel frog lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 3,442 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See frogs & toads on the world map

Scientific name	Lithobates palustris
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Ranidae

Where does the pickerel frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pickerel frog in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pickerel frog endangered?

The pickerel frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pickerel frog?

The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Ranidae, genus Lithobates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pickerel frog

The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris) is a North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pickerel frog (revision 1375498214), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28035920 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).