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Rana palustris
pickerel frog
Russell Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Rana palustris LeConte, 1825
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pickerel frog
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		2 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	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 Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	3/6/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 9:12:47 PM

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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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