Dusky Gopher Frog vs. Southern Leopard Frog

Southern Leopard Frogs breed in the very ponds the Dusky Gopher Frog uses in Harrison and Jackson counties. A: Plain, no pale spot in the Dusky Gopher Frog; a pale spot in the middle in the Southern Leopard Frog. B: Warty, dark grey to nearly black, crowded with dark spots in the Dusky Gopher Frog; smooth, green or brown, with fewer, cleaner spots in the Southern Leopard Frog. C: Short and blunt on a big, wide head in the Dusky Gopher Frog; long and pointed in the Southern Leopard Frog. The Dusky Gopher Frog is stout and short-legged with a thickly spotted belly; the Southern Leopard Frog is slim with a white belly. The Dusky Gopher Frog snores; the Southern Leopard chuckles and clucks.

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