Oregon Spotted Frog
Oregon Spotted Frog is recognizable by a large brown-to-reddish frog with black spots that have ragged edges and light centers.
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Oregon Spotted Frog occupies shallow marshes, wet meadows, and slow water with abundant emergent vegetation. Look for a large brown-to-reddish frog whose black spots have ragged edges and light centers, then compare body shape and eye position with nearby frog species.
Occupied wetlands are fragmented and sensitive. Observe from a boardwalk or stable bank from March through October, document emergent vegetation and water conditions, and share exact locations only with conservation staff.
- Primary range
- Oregon
- Habitat
- shallow marshes
- Status
- Threatened
Quick guide
- Whole-form evidence
- A large brown-to-reddish frog with black spots that have ragged edges and light centers
- Second mark
- shallow marshes, wet meadows, and slow water with abundant emergent vegetation
How to verify Oregon Spotted Frog in the field
- Look from distance
- Scan warm shallow margins without entering vegetation.
- Check spots
- Ragged dark spots with pale centers support identification.
- Prevent disease
- Clean and dry footwear between wetlands.
- Protect records
- Share exact locations only with conservation staff.
Good to know
Oregon Spotted Frog wetlands are fragmented and sensitive. Stay on a boardwalk or firm bank, never enter emergent vegetation, and send exact coordinates and habitat photographs privately to Oregon conservation staff rather than posting them publicly.
Notice these
- A large brown-to-reddish frog with black spots that have ragged edges and light centers
- shallow marshes, wet meadows, and slow water with abundant emergent vegetation
- March–October in quiet wetland margins