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title: "Crawfish Frog"
description: "Lithobates areolatus — Amfibieën. The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/crawfish-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Crawfish Frog

> Lithobates areolatus — Amfibieën. The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates areolatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 499
- Wikidata: [Q26849093](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26849093)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65974](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65974)

## Names

- en: Crawfish Frog
- de: Krebsfrosch
- es: Rana Cangrejo
- fr: Grenouille écrevisse

## Countries with the most observations

US (443)

## Summary

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. They have defined golden or black circles all over their body.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Alex · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321123727

## Machine access

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