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Red-legged Frog

Rana aurora

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    1 - Red-legged frog, Rana aurora. Note the tympanum just behind and below the eye, easily visible in this photo.

    05/17/2008 Oil City Trail, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    2 - Red-legged frog.

    05/17/2008 Oil City Trail, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    3 - Red-legged frog.

    06/15/2004 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    4 - Red-legged frog.

    06/19/2008 Olympic Hot Springs Road, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    5 - Red-legged frog.

    06/19/2008 Olympic Hot Springs Road, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    6 - Red-legged frog.

    08/06/2004 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    7 - Field Characters.

    Photo 08/06/2004 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

Red-legged frogs are the largest native frogs in the western U.S. You can recognize a Red-legged Frog by its size, dark mask, light jaw stripe, dorsolateral folds and reddish color on the underside of the legs (slide 7).