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title: "Rana clamitans"
description: "Lithobates clamitans — Anfíbios. Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitans, commonly known as the green frog, is a species of frog native to eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/green-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rana clamitans

> Lithobates clamitans — Anfíbios. Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitans, commonly known as the green frog, is a species of frog native to eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates clamitans*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 166587
- Wikidata: [Q4667968](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667968)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65982](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65982)

## Names

- en: Green Frog
- de: Schreifrosch
- es: Rana verde
- fr: Grenouille verte américaine
- pt: Rana clamitans

## Countries with the most observations

US (107363), CA (48303), PM (31)

## Summary

Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitans, commonly known as the green frog, is a species of frog native to eastern North America. The two subspecies are the bronze frog and the northern green frog.
These frogs, as described by their name, typically have varying degrees of green heads. These frogs display significant acts of territoriality, with males being the primary actors. Male green frogs use this technique against other male frogs in addition to other intruders that might have interest in nearing their territory. Territoriality also plays a role in mating, as females favor males who are strong in this field and…

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

## Photo

![Rana clamitans](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bruce Cook · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224201037

## Machine access

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