Has narrower, pointier snout than Northern leopard frog. Slender and narrow-headed. Light line on upper jaw, light tympanum spot. Hard to distinguish from Northern leopard frog unless heard on the same night. DIET Primarily eats terrestrial arthropods such as beetles, caterpillars and spiders with some insects and snails.
Sites are often shallow and temporary.
Usually hatch in 7-12 days. Back is black or dark grayish brown with gold flecks, sometimes light stripes about snout, older tadpoles are olive brown to green often with darker spots, belly iridescent and viscera visible, tail lighter than body, tail fins transparent with fine dark lines. Similar to northern leopard frog. Transforms in 2-3 months.