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title: "Rana pipiens"
description: "Lithobates pipiens — Anfíbios. Lithobates pipiens formerly Rana pipiens, commonly known as the northern leopard frog, is a species of leopard frog from the true frog family, native to parts of Canada and the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-leopard-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rana pipiens

> Lithobates pipiens — Anfíbios. Lithobates pipiens formerly Rana pipiens, commonly known as the northern leopard frog, is a species of leopard frog from the true frog family, native to parts of Canada and the United States.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates pipiens*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 72259
- Wikidata: [Q1819586](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1819586)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66003](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66003)

## Names

- en: Northern Leopard Frog
- de: Leopardfrosch
- es: Rana leopardo norteña
- fr: Grenouille léopard du Nord
- it: Rana pipiens
- nl: Luipaardkikker
- pt: Rana pipiens
- pl: Żaba lamparcia

## Countries with the most observations

CA (41863), US (25624)

## Summary

Lithobates pipiens formerly Rana pipiens, commonly known as the northern leopard frog, is a species of leopard frog from the true frog family, native to parts of Canada and the United States. It is the state amphibian of Minnesota and Vermont.

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

## Photo

![Rana pipiens](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-leopard-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christine Stone · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134583839

## Machine access

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