Lithobates (American Water Frogs)

Species in this group

LC

Lithobates sylvaticus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lithobates catesbeianus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lithobates clamitans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Lithobates maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Lithobates warszewitschii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Lithobates palustris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Lithobates grylio

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lithobates pipiens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lithobates vaillanti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lithobates forreri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lithobates brownorum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lithobates berlandieri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Lithobates lenca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lithobates palmipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lithobates yavapaiensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lithobates taylori

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN

Lithobates vibicarius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see American Water Frogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 56 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 18	~90%
	American Bullfrog			~70%
	Pickerel Frog			~40%
	Green Frog			~40%
	Wood Frog			~30%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 18	~80%
	Green Frog			~50%
	Wood Frog			~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~20%
	Pickerel Frog			~10%
3	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~80%
	Green Frog			~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~40%
	Wood Frog			~30%
4	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~70%
	Wood Frog			~70%
5	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 18	~70%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~50%
	Vaillant's Frog			~40%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~20%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~70%
	Wood Frog			~70%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 18	~70%
	Pickerel Frog			~30%
	Green Frog			~30%
	Wood Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
8	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~70%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~50%
	Pig Frog			~40%
9	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 18	~60%
	Highland Frog			~50%
	Browns' Frog			~30%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 18	~60%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~40%
	Vaillant's Frog			~20%
	Peralta Frog			~10%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~10%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 18	~60%
	Green Frog			~50%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
12	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 18	~60%
	Wood Frog			~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~30%
13	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~60%
	Wood Frog			~60%
14	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~60%
	Green Frog			~50%
	Wood Frog			~20%
15	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 18	~60%
	Vaillant's Frog			~40%
	Browns' Frog			~30%
16	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~50%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~30%
	Green Frog			~20%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 18	~50%
	Wood Frog			~20%
	Green Frog			~20%
	Pickerel Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
18	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 18	~50%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~10%
	Peralta Frog			~10%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 18	~40%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
	Rana Montanera			<5%
20	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~40%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~40%
21	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 18	~40%
	Highland Frog			~40%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 18	~30%
	Highland Frog			~20%
	Browns' Frog			~10%
23	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~30%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~30%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 18	~30%
	Green Frog			~20%
	Wood Frog			~10%
25	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~30%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
26	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 18	~30%
	Vaillant's Frog			~30%
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~30%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
28	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~30%
	Wood Frog			~30%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~30%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~30%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~30%
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~30%
	Pig Frog			~10%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 18	~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			~20%
33	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~20%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
	Pig Frog			~10%
34	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 18	~20%
	Highland Frog			~20%
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~20%
36	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~20%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~20%
37	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~20%
38	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 18	~20%
	Lenca Leopard Frog			~20%
39	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
40	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~20%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
41	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
	Rana Montanera			<5%
42	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			~20%
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 18	~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
44	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
45	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 18	~10%
	Browns' Frog			~10%
46	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	Lowland Leopard Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
47	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 18	~10%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~10%
48	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~10%
49	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
50	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 18	~10%
	Amazon River Frog			~10%
51	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
52	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 18	~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
53	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
54	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~10%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
55	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
56	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
57	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
58	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
59	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 18	~60%
	American Bullfrog			~30%
	Green Frog			~30%
	Wood Frog			~10%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
	Pickerel Frog			~10%
2	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 18	~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~20%
	Green Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
3	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~40%
	Green Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Pickerel Frog			~10%
4	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~40%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Green Frog			~20%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~10%
5	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 18	~40%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Green Frog			~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
	Pickerel Frog			<5%
6	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 18	~40%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Green Frog			~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
	Northern Leopard Frog			<5%
	Pickerel Frog			<5%
7	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 18	~40%
	Green Frog			~30%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~10%
	Wood Frog			<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
8	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~30%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
	Green Frog			~10%
9	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 18	~30%
	American Bullfrog			~30%
10	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 18	~30%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Green Frog			~10%
	Wood Frog			<5%
	Pickerel Frog			<5%
11	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 18	~30%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Green Frog			~20%
12	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 18	~30%
	American Bullfrog			~30%
13	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~20%
	Green Frog			~10%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
14	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
15	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~10%
	Green Frog			<5%
16	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
17	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
18	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~20%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
	Pig Frog			<5%
19	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
	Peralta Frog			~10%
20	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~10%
	Southern Leopard Frog			<5%
21	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
22	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
23	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 18	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
24	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
25	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
26	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
27	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
28	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
29	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
30	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
31	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	Pig Frog			~10%
	Southern Leopard Frog			<5%
32	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
33	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
34	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			<5%
35	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
36	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
37	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 18	~10%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~10%
38	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
39	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 18	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
40	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
41	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
42	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	<5%
	Wood Frog			<5%
43	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
44	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
45	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
46	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%
47	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 18	<5%
	American Bullfrog			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
4	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
5	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
7	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
8	Minnesota Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Squam Lakes Natural Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
13	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
16	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
17	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
19	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Gembira Loka Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
21	Edmonton Valley Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
22	Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
23	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
24	La Paz Waterfall Gardens	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
25	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
26	Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Reid Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	The Living Planet Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Trailside Museum & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Georgia Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Big Bear Alpine Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Vancouver Aquarium	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
34	Entopia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
35	Adventure Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Oklahoma Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Acuario Michin Guadalajara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
40	Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Albuquerque Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	South Carolina Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Downtown Aquarium, Houston	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Great Lakes Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Fluviário de Mora	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
47	Jenkinson's Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Schramm Education Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Belle Isle Nature Center	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
50	Bird Alliance of Oregon	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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American Water Frogs

Species in this group

Wood Frog

American Bullfrog

Green Frog

Highland Frog

Warszewitsch's Frog

Southern Leopard Frog

Pickerel Frog

Pig Frog

Northern Leopard Frog

Vaillant's Frog

Forrer's Grass Frog

Browns' Frog

Rio Grande Leopard Frog

Lenca Leopard Frog

Amazon River Frog

Lowland Leopard Frog

Peralta Frog

Rana Montanera

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see American Water Frogs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found