This allows pickerel frogs to be fit for terrestrial life.

At the ponds, pickerel frogs are usually observed in large groups in the water.

They collected 50 frogs, most of them pickerel frogs, and none had problems.

In order to catch their prey pickerel frogs will often search grassy areas next to bodies of water.

He walked across a field of wet grass and, one after the other, nickel-size pickerel frogs jumped for cover.

Once I found a leopard frog and pickerel frogs."

Pickerel frogs have varied habitats, the northern specimen prefers to live near cold, clear water.

The pickerel frog is a small frog in North America.

Due to its poison, most mammals, birds, snakes and other frogs will leave the pickerel frog alone.

The distinctive rectangular spots of the pickerel frog may blend together to form a long rectangle along the back.

In addition, pickerel frogs have prominent dorsolateral ridges that are unbroken.

Pickerel frogs are classed as either trogloxenes, or possibly troglophiles.

Pickerel frogs are found in the creeks.

Pickerel frogs display sexual dimorphism; the females are typically larger and darker in color than the males.

Pickerel frogs prefer cool clear water.

A seventh species, the Pickerel Frog, has not been recorded at Sifton for many years.

Like most amphibious eggs development is temperature dependent, but pickerel frog eggs usually hatch in 11-21 days.

The object is to compare their leaping abilities with those of creatures like rabbits, pickerel frogs and wallabies.

Pickerel frog eggs are multicolored, they are dark brown on top and cream colored on the bottom.

When threatened, pickerel frogs will jump into the water and dive to the bottom to escape predators like birds and snakes.

• protecting rare or threatened species (wood turtle, pickerel frog, common loon, aquatic plants)

Bullfrog, northern leopard frog and pickerel frog also possess biological characteristics related to vulnerability.

Another important distinguishing mark is the orange or yellow flash pattern found on the inner surface of the hind legs of pickerel frogs.

Four of those species are threatened, the four-toed salamander, the pickerel frog, the northern map turtle and the ringneck snake.