Lithobates areolatus
(Baird and Girard, 1852)
Williamson Co., Illinois. March 15, 2014.
After several seasons of just missing these frogs, I was finally in the right place at the right time to see multitudes of areolata. Rain and snow melt had left ponds in agricultural fields, but now a warm southern wind and elevated temperatures made for perfect conditions, and the crawfish frogs were calling in force. Since then my buddies and I have these frogs dialed in, and ‘Operation Snoring Thunder’ is an annual event with a moveable date. Crawfish frogs are vary wary, but I can rely on finding at least one derpy induhvidual who isn’t paying attention (see bottom photo).
My Flickr album for this species is here.
HerpMapper records for this species are here.
