This article is about the fish. For the villager species, see Frog (species).
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Frog
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Real-world info
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Name: Dryophytes japonicus (Japanese tree frog) Family: Hylidae (tree frogs and relatives)
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Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages
青蛙
Grenouille
Rana
Kikker
青蛙
Grenouille
Rana
Лягушка
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The frog[nb 1] is a common pond fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing. It has a distinctive croak heard when the player is approaching it. It appears all day from May to August.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
#12
"I caught a frog! Leapin'... lizards?"
Description
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Their skin must be wet for them to survive, but they can't live in water.
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Time of year
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May – Aug
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Time of day
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All day
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Peak times
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Jun – Aug
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Location
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Pond
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Shadow size
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Tiny
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Fish size
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12 cm
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Selling price
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120 Bells
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Furniture size
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In City Folk
#12
"I caught a frog! What up, frog?"
Description
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These need to be wet to survive...but they cannot survive in water.
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Time of year
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May – Aug
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Time of day
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All day
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Peak times
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N/A
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Location
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Pond
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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About 4.8 in.
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Selling price
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250 Bells
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Furniture size
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In New Leaf
#14
"I caught a frog! Hop to it, froggie!"
Time of year
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May – Aug
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Time of day
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All day
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Peak times
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N/A
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Location
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Pond
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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12 cm
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Selling price
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120 Bells
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Furniture size
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In Pocket Camp
Event availability
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None
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Location
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Lost Lure Creek
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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Rarity
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★★
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Catch rate
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5.5655%
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Selling price
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200 Bells
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Request reward
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1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)
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In New Horizons
#15
"I caught a frog! Or it's a new neighbor... and I have some apologizing to do."
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 lily pad on the top right tank in the aquarium upon donation.
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 lily pad 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 lily pad floating on the surface. It makes no movements, other than croak and move with the lily pad.
In New Leaf
"These former tadpoles prefer to live near ponds 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!"
In New Horizons
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
"I understand that frogs converse with fellow frogs through a number of varied calls, as it were. Ribbit! My prince has arrived! Gribbit riiibbit! This pond is tragic! Ribbity rib't! I think you're splendid! Hoo hoo, of course I have no clue what they're saying, but I like to think if I practice enough, I might!"
The frog can be found in the large recessed tank in the freshwater room of the fish exhibit, sitting on a lily pad above the tadpoles.
Fishing Tourney
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a frog, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk
"Ya know, fried frog tastes just like fried chicken. Or is it the reverse... Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"
In New Leaf
"Now frogs, they're some pretty tasty little snacks. Get some fried frog legs and that's a meal! I don't have time to fry this little guy up though, so it's time to make do with what we've got. YUM YUM!"
Gallery
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information
A real-life Japanese tree frog
The Japanese tree frog is very common and is of least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Names in other languages
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カエル kaeru
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Frog
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개구리 gaeguri
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青蛙 qīngwā
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Лягушка Lyagushka
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Kikker
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Frosch
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Rana
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Frog
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Grenouille
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Frog
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Rana
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Frog
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Trivia
- In Animal Crossing, upon catching the Frog, the player makes a comment about the Frog being warty, despite frogs having no warts. It is likely that it was confused with a toad.
- The Frog and Octopus are the only species that appear as both villagers and catchable creatures. This is alluded to in the Frog's catch quote in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Notes
- ↑ Japanese: カエル Hepburn: Kaeru
- ↑ All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.