Great close-up! Great job on the ID! The frog is a southern leopard frog
(Rana sphenocephala), note the white spot on the tympanum (eardrum), the
somewhat pointed snout and the rounded spots.

John


"Norman Welsh" wrote...

> Found this guy in my back yard today. He was very cooperative and
> allowed me to take this picture from a distance of about 4 inches with
> my Coolpix 990. He is either a Southern Leopard Frog or a Pickeral Frog.
> He has charactaristics of both images I found in my field guide.