Frog (fish)

The Frog is the most common of the so-called pond fish. It sells for a measly 120 Bells. It has a distinctive croak, which you can hear in the acre during the correct time of day and weather. It appears from May to August and is out all day long.

Donating to the Museum
The frog can be donated to the Museum as with other fish and insects. Blathers, the curator, will even give some information on the frog.

In Animal Crossing
"Greeeeeee! Gree! Gree! That's my best Sonoran green toad impression, wot! We do keep frogs and toads here. Well, then, let's get our amphibious friend settled. All the damp comforts of a home. Guaranteed."

The frog sits on a lilypad on the top right tank in the aquarium upon donation and croaks occasionally.

In Wild World
"This forgotten pond, observed by a lonely frog, drains slow, as my youth."

''That was a haiku, eh wot? Rather an incomprehensible one, but one nonetheless. Many find frogs repulsive, but they're so prevalent, even poets sing of them!"''

The frog sits on a lilypad on the back tank of the first room in the aquarium upon donation.

In City Folk
"Fascinating... Were you aware that frogs make slight adjustments to their croaks to communicate? Hoo, they say many things to each other! For example, "ouch," "flee," "I like you ♥," and so forth. With enough practice, maybe I can learn to speak with our amphibian friends! ...Hoo-ribbit! Hoo-ribbit!"

The frog appears in the middle-left tank on a lilypad floating on the surface. It makes no movements, other than croak and move with the lilypad.

In New Leaf
In New Leaf an information board in the aquarium will list information about this fish.

"These former tadpoles prefer to live near pond and other damp and swampy places. They dwell on land, so they have lungs and skin as opposed to a set of gills. They like to stick close to water because they require a nice, moist lifestyle. Frogs are moist because they emit a liquid to protect their skin from dryness. If too much moisture evaporates from their thin skins, they could have trouble breathing. It's better not to handle frogs, as some species are poisonous, even to the touch!"

Further Information
The Japanese tree frog is only found in Japan. Like many tree frogs, it is green in colour. The frog is considered very common and is of least concern on the IUCN Red List. It has been in space, and a journalist took some to the Mir space station in the year 1990.

In Animal Crossing, upon catching the frog, there is a comment made about the frog being warty, despite frogs having no warts. However when given to the Museum in the US translation Blathers mentions about an impression of a Sonoran Green Toad, which is a Mexican specialty.