They all have similar coloration: brown or green with spots that form a leopard pattern.

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.

[1] Several leopard frog species look very similar to each other, and even within a population there is a lot of variation.

In March 2012, it was announced that DNA testing had confirmed that a new species of leopard frog had been found whose habitat was centered near New York's Yankee Stadium[2] and included northern New Jersey, southeastern New York, and Staten Island; the new species was first distinguished by its short, repetitive croak, distinct from the "long snore" or "rapid chuckle" of other leopard frog species in that area (L. pipiens and L. sphenocephalus).

This distinct species has been identified as far south as southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.