Gopher Frog


Name: Gopher Frog           

Scientific Name: Lithiobates capito           

Endangered Status: Critically Endangered           

Info: This stout bodied frog can reach up to four inches in length.  It is tan colored with irregular dark spots on its sides and back.  They eat mainly invertebrates and other frogs and toads.  They inhabit longleaf pine oak and sandhills mostly.                                                                          

Sightings: Near Gopher Tortoise burrows, drummond point park, walker's landing