Activity time depends on the seasonal weather patterns and the overall climate of the geographical area. As a result, green frogs may select suboptimal habitat in areas where American bullfrogs also occur. However, the presence of American bullfrogs ( Lithobates catesbeianus) in a given area often deters green frogs. The abundance of certain insects that arise during or after rain is what drives this movement into new areas.Īs green frogs mature, they generally move from shallow areas near the shore into deeper waters. During especially rainy periods, green frogs occasionally travel farther away from large bodies of water to forage. Green frogs infrequently inhabit areas of cities and suburbs, and, very rarely, cave openings. Green frogs spend most of their time along shoreline ecotones, where they can hunt for terrestrial prey and still quickly access water to avoid terrestrial predators. The land surrounding the bodies of water that they inhabit is usually thick with vegetation, such as reeds, grasses, sedges, small shrubs, and trees. Green frogs inhabit various bodies of freshwater, including lakes, ponds, streams, springs, wetlands, and ephemeral pools. Green frogs have been introduced throughout Newfoundland, Vancouver Island, and isolated areas of Washington, Utah, Arizona, Montana, the Bahamas, and the Netherlands. In the U.S., they range from central Florida, northwards along the eastern seaboard, and as far west as central Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, and all but the northeastern corner of Missouri. Green frogs ( Lithobates clamitans) are native to much of the eastern United States as well as southeastern areas of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada.
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