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Scientific Name

Lithobates sylvaticus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825)

Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Wood Frog

Park Synonyms

Rana sylvatica

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Amphibia
Order	Anura
Family	Ranidae
Genus	Lithobates
Species	Lithobates sylvaticus

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Common

Seasonality Tags

Breeder

Taxa Group Tags

Amphibian

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

107

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

KStraub@nps.gov

Created Date

2/12/2016 11:19:44 AM

Last Modified By

tremaley@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

5/12/2025 11:58:29 AM

Notes

Taxonomy Notes: valid; General Notes: ITIS uses ""sylvaticus"" after the change in genus, rather than ""sylvatica""; Most eastern NA ranids have been separated out from the old world and western Rana and asigned to the genus Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843 according to ITIS

Other Parks

Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE)
Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
First State National Historical Park (FRST)
Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)

NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

NPSpecies-1.9.3.24963-20240824-030002