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Lowland Leopard Frog vs. Plains Leopard Frog

They meet in the grassland valleys and streams of southeastern Arizona (the San Pedro and Sulphur Springs valleys). A: Plain, no pale spot in the Lowland Leopard Frog; usually a pale spot in the middle in the Plains Leopard Frog. B: A tight, dark-brown net in the Lowland Leopard Frog; a more open, paler net of dark and light in the Plains Leopard Frog. C: The pale lip line faint or missing in front of the eye; usually no snout spot in the Lowland Leopard Frog; a complete pale line along the upper lip; usually a spot on the snout in the Plains Leopard Frog. Both have back ridges that break and turn inward near the hips.

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Lowland Leopard Frog

Lithobates yavapaiensis

Plains Leopard Frog

Lithobates blairi
Lowland Leopard Frog vs. Plains Leopard Frog: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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