Frog (fish)

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This article is about the fish. For the villager species, see Frog (species).

Frog NH Icon.png Frog  
Artwork of frog
Real-world info
Name: Dryophytes japonicus
(Japanese tree frog)

Family: Hylidae (tree frogs and relatives)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 カエル
 개구리
 Rana
 Frosch
 青蛙
 Grenouille
 Rana
 Kikker
 青蛙
 Grenouille
 Rana
 Лягушка

The frog is a common pond fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing. It appears as a small shadow that can be found in ponds all day from late spring to the end of summer. In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it has a distinctive croak heard when the player is approaching it prior to being caught.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#34
Frog (fish)
"I caught a frog! Think I should kiss it? (Ew... It's all warty!)"
Frog (fish)
Time of year[nb 1] May – Aug
Time of day All day
Location Pond
Shadow size Tiny
Selling price  250 Bells
Feng shui Green
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#12

Frog (fish)
"I caught a frog! Leapin'... lizards?"

Description Their skin must be wet for them to survive, but they can't live in water.
Time of year May – Aug
Time of day All day
Peak times Jun – Aug
Location Pond
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size 12 cm
Selling price  120 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#12

Frog (fish)
"I caught a frog! What up, frog?"

Description These need to be wet to survive...but they cannot survive in water.
Time of year May – Aug
Time of day All day
Peak times N/A
Location Pond
Shadow size Small
Fish size About 4.8 in.
Selling price  250 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#14

Frog (fish)
"I caught a frog! Hop to it, froggie!"

Time of year May – Aug
Time of day All day
Peak times N/A
Location Pond
Shadow size Small
Fish size 12 cm
Selling price  120 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#117

Frog (fish)

Event availability None
Location Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size Small
Fish size
Rarity ★★
Catch rate 5.5655%
Selling price  200 Bells
Request reward  1,500 Bells, 3 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points
Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)


In New Horizons[edit]

#15

Frog (fish)
"I caught a frog! Or it's a new neighbor... and I have some apologizing to do."

Time of year North: May – Aug
South: Nov – Feb
Time of day All day
Location Pond
Shadow size Small
Rarity Common
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 120 Bells
 C.J. 180 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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[edit]

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[edit]

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a frog, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"Ya know, fried frog tastes just like fried chicken. Or is it the reverse... Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"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[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • 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.

Real-world information[edit]

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[edit]

Japanese カエル
Kaeru
Frog

Korean 개구리
Gaeguri
Frog

Simplified Chinese 青蛙
Qīngwā
Frog

Russian Лягушка
Lyagushka
Frog

Dutch Kikker Frog

German Frosch Frog

European Spanish Rana Frog

European French Grenouille Frog

Italian Rana Frog

Notes[edit]

  1. 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.