Lithobates clamitans

Also known as Northern Green Frog, Bronze Frog, Spring Frog, Banjo Frog

Green frogs are highly adaptable amphibians easily recognized by the prominent ridges running down each side of their backs. Males establish small breeding territories in permanent freshwater bodies, advertising to mates with a distinctive call that sounds like a single pluck of a loose banjo string. They sit patiently along the water's edge, lunging at any insect, spider, or small invertebrate that ventures too close.