The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) [7] is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States. [8] It gets its name because it inhabits the burrows of crayfish for most of the year.

The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States. It gets its name because it inhabits the burrows of crayfish for most of the year.

The northern crawfish frog is a large, light-colored frog with numerous closely set dark spots. The head is disproportionately large. A prominent fold extends along each side of the back from the eye to the thigh.

Aug 1, 2022 · As the name suggests, the crawfish frog (Lithobates areolata) lives in crawfish burrows. You might think this frog is a wetland creature from its common name, but is actually lives in grasslands, prairies, open fields, and abandoned pastures.

This unique frog occurs only in the Jackson Purchase and Western Coal Field Regions of Kentucky. As the common name implies each Crawfish Frog spends most of the year living in and around a crayfish burrow in open grasslands, pastures, or old fields.

Known to eat crayfish and small amphibians and reptiles, mostly at burrow entrances. Adults breed in pools during March-April, sometimes in large numbers. Breeding call is a loud, deep snore.

Nov 18, 2020 · For most of their lives, crawfish frogs live underground, beneath wet prairies, meadows, and other grasslands. They often live in crawfish burrows or other animal tunnels, feeding on small crawfish and invertebrates.

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Crawfish frogs historically occurred in western Indiana from Benton County south to the Ohio River. The species has declined along the northern and eastern edge of its range, with current populations remaining in the southwestern quarter of the state, with very few populations south of the White River.

The crawfish frog is a medium-sized, robust frog. Its back has a beautiful reticulated pattern of large dark brown spots outlined in light tan on a brown background. The light skin bordering the spots is sculpted, providing an overall rough dorsum.