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title: "Plains Leopard Frog"
description: "Lithobates blairi — Amphibians. The plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi) is a spotted frog found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/plains-leopard-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Plains Leopard Frog

> Lithobates blairi — Amphibians. The plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi) is a spotted frog found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates blairi*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 4193
- Wikidata: [Q28035753](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28035753)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65976](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65976)

## Names

- en: Plains Leopard Frog
- de: Prärie-Leopardfrosch
- es: Rana Leopardo de las Planicies
- fr: Grenouille léopard des plaines

## Countries with the most observations

US (3690)

## Summary

The plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi) is a spotted frog found in North America. It is sometimes referred to as Blair's leopard frog, named after the noted zoologist and University of Texas professor, Dr. W. Frank Blair.

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

## Photo

![Plains Leopard Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plains-leopard-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347693463

## Machine access

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