Frog (fish)
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| Name:Dryophytes japonicus (Japanese tree frog) Family:Hylidae(tree frogs and relatives) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages カエル 개구리 Rana Frosch 青蛙 Grenouille Rana Kikker 青蛙 Grenouille Rana Лягушка | ||||||||
Thefrog is a commonpondfish in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inDoubutsu no Mori+. It appears as a small shadow that can be found inponds all day from latespring to the end ofsummer. In games prior toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, it has a distinctive croak heard when the player is approaching it prior to being caught.
Catch details[edit]
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
InWild World[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
InPocket Camp[edit]
Friendship PointsInNew Horizons[edit]
"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 |
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| 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:  120Bells C.J.: 180Bells |
| Furniture size |  |
Donating to the museum[edit]
The frog can be donated to themuseum as with other fish andinsects.Blathers, the curator, will even give some information on the frog.
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
The frog sits on a lily pad on the top-right tank in the aquarium upon donation.
InWild World[edit]
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.
InCity Folk[edit]
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.
InNew Leaf[edit]
InNew Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" inNew Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
The frog can be found in the large recessed tank in the freshwater room of the fish exhibit, sitting on a lily pad above thetadpoles.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During aFishing Tourney, when given a frog,Chip will say the following dialogue.
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Trivia[edit]
- InAnimal 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 andoctopus are the only species that appear as both villagers and catchable creatures. This is alluded to in the frog'scatch quote inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
Real-world information[edit]
Although not explicitly stated, the frog that appears in theAnimal Crossing games appears to be theJapanese tree frog ("Dryophytes japonicus").
The Japanese tree frog is well-known for its resistance to cold temperatures, with some being able to bear temperatures as low as -°35 C.
These frogs are native to countries such as Japan, China, and Korea, often living in areas with thick vegetation and nearby water sources.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | カエル Kaeru | Frog |
 | 개구리 Gaeguri | Frog |
 | 青蛙 Qīngwā | Frog |
 | Лягушка Lyagushka | Frog |
 | Kikker | Frog |
 | Frosch | Frog |
 | Rana | Frog |
 | Grenouille | Frog |
 | Rana | Frog |
Notes[edit]
- ↑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.
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