Rana sphenocephala Anura Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog Search for another Amphibian or Reptile. Search for amphibians and reptiles by Illinois county. Go to the INHS Amphibian and Reptile Collection page. Search the INHS collections data for this species by clicking on the button below. Search the Type Specimen Data for this species by clicking on the button below.
Yellow shade indicates verified sighting.
Slanted hatch indicates pre-1980 records only. Not all specimens upon which these maps are based have been verified. Belly and undersides of legs white in life. Continuous pale dorsolateral fold, narrower and whiter than in northern leopard frogs, extends from each eye along back. Back spots, sometimes fused together, rarely have white margins and are mostly smaller than eye.