Northern Leopard Frog
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Description
The Northern Leopard Frog is usually green, or sometimes brownish, with an unmarked, milky-white underside. It has dark spots with distinct light borders. It grows to a maximum length of approximately 11 cm. Newly hatched tadpoles are slender and black.
Status
In 2013, the Northwest Territories (NWT) Species at Risk Committee assessed the northern leopard frog as Threatened in the NWT because of its small, shrinking range and its declining population. In 2015, the northern leopard frog was listed as Threatened in the NWT under the territorial Species at Risk (NWT) Act. In 2025, the NWT Species at Risk Committee reassessed northern leopard frog as Endangered in the NWT.
In 2017, an NWT Amphibian Management Plan was developed, which considers the needs of all amphibians in the NWT.