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Rana clamitans melanota
northern green frog
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Rana clamitans melanota Rafinesque, 1820
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		northern green frog
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Greenbelt Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	National Capital Parks-East
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/6/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 3:56:47 PM

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