Genus

American Water Frogs

Lithobates

24 species in our catalog · found in 83 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyRanidae (Typical Frogs)
GenusLithobates (American Water Frogs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lithobates sylvaticus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lithobates catesbeianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lithobates warszewitschii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lithobates clamitans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lithobates palustris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Lithobates grylio

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lithobates pipiens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lithobates vaillanti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lithobates forreri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lithobates brownorum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lithobates berlandieri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lithobates maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Lithobates lenca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lithobates palmipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lithobates juliani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lithobates taylori

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Lithobates spectabilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Lithobates montezumae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lithobates yavapaiensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Lithobates onca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lithobates vibicarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lithobates septentrionalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Lithobates heckscheri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see American Water Frogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~90%
	American Bullfrog			~60%
	Green Frog			~40%
	Pickerel Frog			~40%
	Wood Frog			~30%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~80%
	Green Frog			~50%
	Wood Frog			~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~20%
	Pickerel Frog			~10%
	Mink Frog			Insufficient data
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~80%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~50%
	Vaillant's Frog			~30%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~10%
	Peralta Frog			Insufficient data
4	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~70%
	Green Frog			~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~40%
	Wood Frog			~30%
5	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~70%
	Wood Frog			~70%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~70%
	Pickerel Frog			~40%
	Green Frog			~30%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Wood Frog			~20%
7	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~70%
	Wood Frog			~70%
8	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~50%
	Pig Frog			~40%
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~60%
	Green Frog			~40%
	Wood Frog			~30%
	Northern Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
	Mink Frog			Insufficient data
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	~60%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~50%
	Vaillant's Frog			~20%
	Peralta Frog			~10%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~10%
	Rana Montanera			Insufficient data
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~60%
	Green Frog			~50%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
12	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~60%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~30%
	Green Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
	River Frog			Insufficient data
13	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~60%
	Wood Frog			~40%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~30%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~60%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~40%
	Vaillant's Frog			~20%
	Peralta Frog			Insufficient data
	Rana Montanera			Insufficient data
15	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Wood Frog			~50%
16	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~20%
	Peralta Frog			~10%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~50%
	Green Frog			~20%
	Wood Frog			~20%
	Pickerel Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
	Southern Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
18	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~50%
	Browns' Frog			~30%
	Vaillant's Frog			~20%
19	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			Insufficient data
20	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~40%
	Wood Frog			~40%
21	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~40%
	Highland Frog			Insufficient data
	Lenca Leopard Frog			~20%
22	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~30%
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data
23	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Wood Frog			~30%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Green Frog			~20%
	Wood Frog			~20%
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~30%
	Highland Frog			~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
26	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Highland Frog			~20%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
27	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			~20%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
28	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~30%
30	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Wood Frog			Insufficient data
31	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Highland Frog			~20%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			Insufficient data
32	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~30%
	Highland Frog			~20%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
33	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Browns' Frog			~30%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
34	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~30%
35	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
	Lowland Leopard Frog			~10%
36	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
37	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Vaillant's Frog			~30%
38	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~20%
39	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Southern Leopard Frog			~10%
	Pig Frog			~10%
40	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
	Julian's Frog			Insufficient data
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Browns' Frog			~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
42	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
	Highland Frog			Insufficient data
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
	Peralta Frog			Insufficient data
44	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Showy Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
	Montezuma Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
45	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
46	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~20%
47	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			Insufficient data
	Rana Montanera			~10%
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
	Peralta Frog			Insufficient data
49	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Wood Frog			~20%
50	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Northern Leopard Frog			~20%
51	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	American Bullfrog			~20%
52	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Wood Frog			~10%
	Northern Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
53	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~20%
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data
54	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
55	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
	Warszewitsch's Frog			Insufficient data
56	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Amazon River Frog			~10%
57	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
58	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
59	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
60	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Relict Leopard Frog			~10%
	Northern Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
61	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
62	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
63	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Vaillant's Frog			~10%
64	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Wood Frog			~10%
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data
65	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
66	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Amazon River Frog			~10%
67	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
68	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Peralta Frog			Insufficient data
69	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
70	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Bullfrog			~10%
71	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
72	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			Insufficient data
73	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			Insufficient data
74	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
75	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data
76	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			Insufficient data
77	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Browns' Frog			Insufficient data
78	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			~10%
79	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Rio Grande Leopard Frog			Insufficient data
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data
80	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Vaillant's Frog			Insufficient data
81	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Warszewitsch's Frog			Insufficient data
82	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Forrer's Grass Frog			Insufficient data
83	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Bullfrog			Insufficient data