Gopher frog
| Gopher frog | |
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| Gopher frog (Lithobates capito) | |
Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. capito
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates capito Le Conte, 1855
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The gopher frog (Lithobates capito) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, 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.