Pickerel Frog

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pickerel Frog in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Pickerel Frog sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pickerel Frog in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pickerel Frog in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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