This past weekend out at Wild Basin, this frog was spotted as it was exploring Bee Creek. After googling its description, I’ve identified it as a Plains Leopard Frog, or Lithobates blairi. The Plains Leopard Frog is a frog common to central Texas, and named after a zoologist from the University of Texas, Dr. Frank Blair. More on the Plains Leopard Frog can be found here.I like to see amphibians move across both water and land in native areas, because frogs are a common bioindicator for ecosystems. This capability as a bioindicator is characterized by the permeability of their skin, which makes them susceptible to changes in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
My iNaturalist observation can be found here.