Editing Leopard frog (section)

{{Short description|Common name of several species of amphibian}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Leopard frog
| image = Southern Leopard Frog, Missouri Ozarks.JPG
| image_caption = [[Southern leopard frog]] (''Lithobates sphenocephalus'')
| taxon = Lithobates
| authority = 
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision = See text
}}
[[File:Color Variations of the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens).JPG|thumb|Leopard frogs, such as these northern leopard frogs (''Lithobates pipiens''), can have varying coloration and patterning between individuals]]
'''Leopard frog''' is a generic name used to refer to various species in the [[true frog]] genus [[Lithobates]]. They all have similar coloration: brown or green with spots that form a [[leopard pattern]]. They are distinguished by their distribution and behavioral, [[morphology (biology)|morphological]], and [[Genetics|genetic]] differences. The range of the various species of leopard frogs extends from the [[Hudson Bay]] in [[Canada]], throughout the [[United States]], throughout [[Mexico]] and other parts of [[Central America]], and possibly the very northern section of [[South America]].