Pickerel Frog

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Shenandoah National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Pickerel Frog sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pickerel Frog in Shenandoah National Park?

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

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