Pickerel frog (Rana palustris) on rock by edge of pond in central Virginia in early September. This frog emits skin secretions that are irritating to

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Pickerel frog (Rana palustris) on rock by edge of pond in central Virginia in early September. This frog emits skin secretions that are irritating to people and toxic to some predators, making the pickerel frog the only poisonous frog native to the United States

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