Gopher Frog

The Gopher Frog is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Gopher Frog (Rana capito) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It primarily inhabits the threatened sandhill communities, flatwoods, and scrub in the Atlantic coastal plain, where it is usually found near ponds. More

The Mississippi gopher frog (Rana sevosa) or dusky gopher frog is a rare species of true frog. It is endemic to the southern United States, and its natural habitats are temperate, coastal forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. More

Gopher Frog: Rana capito is found in the Coastal Plain from North Carolina to Alabama. Two populations above the Fall Line, tentatively assigned to R. capito, are known from Shelby County Alabama and Coffee County Tennessee. R. More

Rana capito - Gopher FrogAppearance: Although often described as "stubby" in proportions, this is a moderately large frog that reaches about 7.5 cm (3 in.) in length. The ground color is light cream or off-white, and the dorsum is heavily marked with irregular, dark blotches. More

gopher frog usually spends daylight hours in burrows, holes, or tunnels that are created by other animals. They are mainly found on the Coastal Plain. The gopher frog breeds on spring nights in very wet conditions. More

gopher frog tadpoles virtually indistinguishable from those of the leopard frog. Taxonomic history of gopher frogs is complex. Subsequent to original description of gopher frogs west of Mobile Bay as a distinct species (R. More

Gopher frogs can be detected by calling male surveys and egg mass surveys at the breeding ponds. The most likely time to hear calling males is mid January through mid March. Automated frog loggers can be used to increase coverage and sample time. More

Adult Gopher Frogs range in size from about 3 to 4 inches long. Description: Gopher Frogs have a light cream or tan-colored body with irregular brown or black markings on their back and belly. More

Gopher frogs are short and stout, rarely reaching 4 inches in body length. The head and mouth are quite large with prominent eyes. The back is marked with dark, round spots and yellowish or dark dorso-lateral ridges. More

Relative to most ranid frogs, the gopher frog has a stubby body with short legs, an enormous head and mouth, and prominent eyes that are slightly larger than the tympanums. More

Hear the gopher frog's call, courtesy of the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Amphibians! Learn more about amphibians — including the salamander that never grew up. More

Meanwhile, the gopher frog is the most appealing frog I know, in several ways. A calling male sounds exactly like someone snoring, a loud and marvelous noise you can actually enjoy, when it's coming from a frog and not your bedmate. More

Mississippi gopher frogs spend most of their lives underground, in burrows created by gopher tortoises — hence their name — and other animals. In the winter, they migrate to temporary ponds to breed, and after breeding, they migrate back to the forested, longleaf-pine uplands. More

Mississippi Gopher Frog proposed for endagered listing JACKSON, Mississippi, May 24, 2000 (ENS) The U.S. More

Research Laboratory has since recorded a gopher frog calling at this site, and subsequently, one gopher frog egg mass was identified. More

Gopher frogs have also been observed breeding in pond-cypress (TAXODIUM ASCENDENS) dominated depressions (Godley 1992), in small ponds and flooded areas of fields and woodlands (Reay and Mitchell 1999). More

Gopher frogs are one of more than 57 vertebrates known to use the burrows of gopher tortoises. So what’s so great about gopher tortoise burrows? They offer a refuge to avoid fires, protection from predators, and escape from excessively cold or warm temperatures. More

Gopher frogs have a small stocky bodies. The dusky gopher frog (Rana capito sevosa) is found west of the Apalachicola and Chattahoochee rivers in Florida and Georgia, through the coastal plain of Mississippi and Alabama to Louisiana. More

The Mississippi or “dark” gopher frog (Rana sevosa) is a rare and poorly studied amphibian whose historic geographic range once extended throughout the southeastern longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests of Mississippi and Louisiana. More

Description: The Gopher Frogs have dusky gray backs and are covered with black spots bordered with light gray or white. They have cream colored undersides and bronze ridges along the sides of the back. Size: This frog will reach a length of 4.33 in. More

Gopher FrogThe gopher frog is a stout-bodied frog from two to four inches long found throughout most of the Florida peninsula. They are cream- to brown-colored, with irregular dark spots on their backs and sides. More

Gopher frogs derive their common name from the fact that adults commonly use the burrows of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as hiding places in the Deep South, but in North Carolina (where these tortoises do not occur), gopher frogs hide in stump holes, root More

Gopher Frogs, Burrows, and Fire: Interactions in the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem1 = Elizabeth A. Roznik and Steve A. Johnson2 Florida is home to 28 species of native frogs and toads, which are found in a wide variety of habitats. More

The Mississippi gopher frog was once found in nine counties of parishes in Louisiana's lower coastal plain, east of the Mississippi River, to the Mobile River delta in Alabama. More

Mississippi Gopher Frog Distinct Population Segment of Dusky Gopher Frog as Endangered DATES: This rule is effective January 3, 2002. More

Mississippi gopher frog: In need of an intervention - Posted by pleasecroak under Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, Conservation, Environment, Frog, Wildlife, biodiversity, endangered species, extinct wildlife | Tags: Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, biodiversity, captive breeding, Conservation, endangered species, extinct wildlife, More

The nation’s most endangered species, the Mississippi gopher frog, has faced challenges in producing offspring, but this year, nature gave them a break. The frogs breed in shallow ponds that often dry up in the summer, stranding tadpoles. More