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Lithobates sphenocephalus
Southern Leopard Frog
Congaree National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Southern Leopard Frog
Park Synonyms:		Rana sphenocephala, Rana utricularia

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Anura, Family Ranidae, Genus Lithobates, Species Lithobates sphenocephalus


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SC: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 7 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Thicket National Preserve
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Great Falls Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	6/9/2025

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 4/3/2026 2:28:09 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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