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title: "Mink Frog"
description: "Lithobates septentrionalis — Amphibians. The mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) is a small species of frog native to the United States and Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mink-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mink Frog

> Lithobates septentrionalis — Amphibians. The mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) is a small species of frog native to the United States and Canada.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates septentrionalis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 4093
- Wikidata: [Q28035978](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28035978)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66007](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66007)

## Names

- en: Mink Frog
- de: Nerzfrosch
- es: Rana Visón
- fr: Grenouille du nord

## Countries with the most observations

CA (2720), US (854)

## Summary

The mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) is a small species of frog native to the United States and Canada. They are so named for their scent, which reportedly smells like a mink. The scent is more akin to that of rotting onions to those unfamiliar with mink. It is also sometimes referred to as the north frog.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mink_frog

## Photo

![Mink Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mink-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8538020

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mink-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).