Green Frog - Lithobates clamitans

According to Jones, Leonard, & Olson, editors - Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest 2005, the Green Frog, native to eastern North America, has been found in several locations in Washington State and British Columbia, including Vancouver Island. It is not known to what extent Green Frogs pose a threat to native wildlife.

Green Frog tadpoles were probably accidentally intorduced along with Bullfrog tadpoles (maybe in an attempt to farm Bullfrogs for their leg meat) or possibly with fish that were being transplanted to a pond or lake. Frog tadpoles were also sold as fish bait, which may be another method of introduction.

All of the frogs shown here were photographed in their natural habitat in eastern North America, but they look the same as those found in the Pacific Northwest.