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==Color variations== [[File:Color Variations of the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens).JPG|thumb|left|Two burnsi morphs, a green morph, and a brown morph of the northern leopard frog]] [[File:Northern Leopard Forg.jpg|thumb|Brown morph northern leopard frog in a wood chip pile in Iowa]] The northern leopard frog has several different color variations, with the most common two being the green and the brown morphs, with another morph known as the burnsi morph. Individuals with the burnsi morph coloration lack spots on their backs, but may or may not retain them on their legs. They can be bright green or brown and have yellow dorsal folds.<ref name=herpnet>{{cite web|url=http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=43|title=Northern Leopard Frog ''Rana pipens''|publisher=HerpNet|access-date=2013-10-30}}</ref> Albinism also appears in this species, but is very rare. They can also be blue, and this is quite rare also.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/rare-blue-northern-leopard-frog-found-in-grant-county/article_02345ac6-2911-11ef-970f-87e4e4a74e5e.html | title=Rare blue northern leopard frog found in Grant County | date=12 June 2024 }}</ref>
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