Pickerel Frog  (Rana palustris)

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The Pickerel Frog, Rana palustris, closely resembles the leopard frogs.  Like the Leopard Frog, the Pickerel Frog is a medium sized frog that ranges from 3 to 3 and a half inches in length, however, the Pickerel Frog has squarish/rectangular spots (usually in two parallel rows) on its back and bright yellow to orange pigmentation beneath their hind legs.  It calls from the cover of vegetation along the edge of ponds and swamps.  Males begin calling in early spring and continue until late summer.  The call is a low pitched snore, lasting only 1-2 seconds and has little carrying power.  This species is known throughout Kentucky, with the exception of the Jackson Purchase and western coal fields. Click Here to Hear My Call