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AMPHIBIANS

Mink Frog

Lithobates septentrionalis

Amphibians
Native
Mink Frog, photo 1 of 5
Mink Frog, Tadpole
Mink Frog, Juvenile
48–76 mmLength

Amphibian 48–76 mm long. Lives near water and in marshes. Feeds on insects, animal prey and plants.

There are 663 observations of Mink Frog in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale119
  2. Outaouais89
  3. Estrie87
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue79
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent53
  6. Laurentides48
  7. Côte-Nord41
  8. Nord-du-Québec29
  9. Lanaudière26
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine25
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean24
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  13. Mauricie17
  14. Centre-du-Québec6
  15. Montréal1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Green FrogLithobates clamitans
American BullfrogLithobates catesbeianus
Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiens
Wood FrogLithobates sylvaticus
Pickerel FrogLithobates palustris
American ToadAnaxyrus americanus
Boreal Chorus FrogPseudacris maculata
Spring PeeperPseudacris crucifer