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Crawfish frog

Lithobates areolatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the crawfish frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 11 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
5 years
Main food
arthropodssrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
2,000 – 7,000src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crawfish frog live?

Not recorded

What is the crawfish frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States. It gets its name because it inhabits the burrows of crayfish for most of the year. They have defined golden or black circles all over their body.

From the Wikipedia article “Crawfish frog” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crawfish_frog&oldid=1362847151), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the crawfish frog endangered?

The crawfish frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the crawfish frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyRanidae
  6. genusLithobates
  7. SpeciesLithobates areolatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Synonyms Lithobates areolatus areolatus, Lithobates areolatus circulosus, Rana areolata, Rana areolata areolata, Rana areolata circulosa, Rana circulosa, Rana virescens areolata

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Crayfish frogEnglish
  • Northern crawfish frogEnglish
  • Southern crawfish frogEnglish
  • skokan velkohlavýCzech
  • KrebsfroschGerman
  • Rana CangrejoSpanish
  • Grenouille écrevisseFrench
  • カニアナガエルJapanese
  • Гоферова лягушкаRussian

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Relatives of the crawfish frog

Other species in the same genus Lithobates.

Yavapai frog

Lithobates yavapaiensis

RanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Is the crawfish frog endangered?

The crawfish frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the crawfish frog eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods.

What kind of animal is the crawfish frog?

The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.

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BibTeX
@misc{crawfish_frog_2026,
  title = {Crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crawfish-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}