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title: "Northern Red-legged Frog"
description: "Rana aurora — Amphibians. Northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora) are an amphibian species in the true frog family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-red-legged-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Red-legged Frog

> Rana aurora — Amphibians. Northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora) are an amphibian species in the true frog family.

- Scientific name: *Rana aurora*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 12196
- Wikidata: [Q59237](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59237)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25545](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25545)

## Names

- en: Northern Red-legged Frog
- de: Nördlicher Rotbein-Frosch
- es: Rana pata roja
- fr: Grenouille à pattes rouges du Nord

## Countries with the most observations

US (7606), CA (3304)

## Summary

Northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora) are an amphibian species in the true frog family. They have greenish- to reddish-brown skin, red hind legs, dark spots across their backs, and dark facial masks. As a member of the genus Rana, this species is considered a true frog, with characteristic smooth skin and a narrow waist. These frogs are distributed along the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada, from Northern California to southwest British Columbia. There is some range overlap with the federally protected California red-legged frog. Northern red-legged frogs generally breed from January to March, laying…

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

## Photo

![Northern Red-legged Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-red-legged-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathryn Arnold · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266642352

## Machine access

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