Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Ranidae > Lithobates > Lithobates septentrionalisLithobates septentrionalis (Mink Frog)Synonyms: Rana septentrionalis; Rana sinuata The mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) is a small species of frog native to the United States and Canada. They are so named for their scent, which reportedly smells like a mink. The scent is more akin to that of rotting onions to those unfamiliar with mink. It is also sometimes referred to as the north frog. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.58 EDGE Score: 2.26 |
| Litter Size [3] | 2,250 | | Litters / Year [2] | 1 | | Maximum Longevity [3] | 6 years | | Nocturnal [2] | Yes | | Snout to Vent Length [2] | 2.992 inches (7.6 cm) | | Water Biome [1] | Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams |  | | Adult Weight [2] | 25.9 grams | | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates) | | | Female Maturity [3] | 2 years | | Male Maturity [3] | 1 year 6 months |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore |
II |
36006 |
Wisconsin, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve |
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9859505 |
New York, Vermont, United States |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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La Mauricie National Park |
II |
131706 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore |
II |
67888 |
Michigan, United States |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Saint Croix International Historic Site |
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Maine, United States |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve |
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3821173 |
Canada |
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Voyageurs National Park |
II |
177960 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org♦ 2Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data. ♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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