Listen to this frog:
One short call
More sounds of
Rana aurora
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Adult, Pacific County, Washington | ||
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Sub-adult, Multnomah County, Oregon | Sub-adult, Multnomah County, Oregon | |
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Sub-adult, Multnomah County, Oregon | Sub-adult, Multnomah County, Oregon | Adult, Multnomah County, Oregon |
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Sub-adult, Multnomah County, Oregon | Juvenile, Multnomah County, Oregon |
Sub-adult, Multnomah County, Oregon |
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Juvenile, Cascade Mountains, 900 ft., Lewis County, Washington | ||
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Juvenile, Olympic Peninsula, Jefferson County, Washington | Sub-adult, Linn County, Oregon | |
Comparison with Foothill Yellow-legged Frog | ||
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Adult Rana aurora on left. Adult Rana boylii on right. (Foothill Yellow-legged Frog) Linn County, Oregon |
Adult Rana aurora on left. Adult Rana boylii on right. (Foothill Yellow-legged Frog) Linn County, Oregon |
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Breeding, Eggs, and Young | ||
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Adult male and female in amplexus, Humboldt County © Maureen Krinsky | Breeding adult male, Humboldt County. Left: throat with very reduced vocal sacs. Right: the same frog calling underwater while resting on the bottom of an artificial pond about 12 inches below the surface. | |
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Egg mass | Tadpole eyes are set in from the margin of the head. Compare with P. regilla | Mature Tadpole |
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Transforming tadpole | Tiny metamorph, fewer than two weeks out of the water. |
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You can see more pictures of Northern Red-legged Frog eggs, tadpoles and juveniles Here. |
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Habitat | ||
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Breeding habitat with eggs, early February, Lewis County, Washington | ||
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Habitat, Multnomah County, Oregon |
Habitat, Pacific County, Washington | Habitat, Pacific County, Washington |
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Habitat, with egg mass, King County, Washington |
Breeding pond, Pacific County, Washington |
Habitat, Linn County, Oregon |
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Egg deposition area, Pacific County, Washington |
Habitat, Multnomah County, Oregon | |
Short Videos | ||
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A Northern Red-legged Frog on a late summer day, Multnomah County, Oregon. | Northern Red-legged Frog breeding habitat with eggs in Lewis County, Washington. |
More Northern Red-legged Frog breeding habitat with eggs in Lewis County, Washington. |
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