| Pickerel frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. palustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates palustris (Le Conte, 1825)
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| Pickerel frog range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana palustris LeConte, 1825 | |
The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris) is a small North American frog,[1][2] characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface.
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Lithobates palustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T58690A78908960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T58690A78908960.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 August 2014.