Pickerel frog
| Pickerel frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Amphibia | 
| Order: | Anura | 
| Family: | Ranidae | 
| Genus: | Lithobates | 
| Species: | L. palustris | 
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates palustris (Le Conte, 1825) | |
| Pickerel frog range | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rana palustris LeConte, 1825 | |
The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris) is a small North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface.