Loveland frog
An artist’s rendition of the Loveland frog
Creature
Name:	Loveland frog
AKA:	Loveland Lizard
Data
First reported:	1955
Last sighted:	Present day
Country:	United States
Region:	Ohio
Habitat:	Water
Status:	Unconfirmed

The Loveland frog (otherwise known as the "Loveland Lizard") is said to be a human-like creature with the face of a frog that was allegedly first spotted in Loveland, Ohio. It is generally considered a cryptid—a creature rumored or reported to be living, but with no confirmable proof. In fact, many residents have never heard of it. Image File history File links Lovelandfrog. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Loveland is a city located in Hamilton, Clermont, and Warren counties in southwestern Ohio, about fifteen miles northeast of the Cincinnati city line. ... Cryptids are creatures presumed extinct or hypothetical species of creature known from anecdotal evidence and/or other evidence insufficient to prove their existence with scientific certainty. ...

Sightings

1955

The first claimed sighting was in May of 1955. A businessman is said to have seen three or four 3-foot-tall frog-faced creatures squatting under a bridge near Loveland. They were described as having wrinkles instead of hair on their heads, lopsided chests, and wide mouths without lips, like frogs. One of them is said to have held up a bar device that shed sparks. A strong odor of alfalfa and almonds was reportedly left behind. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Binomial name Medicago sativa L. Subspecies subsp. ... Block quote |}Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here-- For other uses, see Almond (disambiguation). ...

1972

For approximately 20 years there were no further reported sightings of the Loveland Frog. On March 3, 1972, police are said to have seen a 4-foot tall frog-faced human-like creature with leathery skin, again near Loveland. It jumped over a rail and into the Little Miami River. Two weeks later, the officers saw it again, lying in the road. It got away as the officer shot at it and apparently missed. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... ...

The officer's description allegedly was as follows:

The creature was three to four feet tall, 50 to 75 pounds, leathery skin, possibly wet - matted hair on its body that made it look textured, possible tail, a head and face like a frog or lizard, and could leap over the roads' guard rail.

A local farmer is also said to have seen the Loveland frog later that month.

Although the officers in question did not report their encounter, word of it leaked to the news media.

1998

Security personnel in a motel in the Dominican Republic are said to have seen a similar creature in September 1998. They said it was about five feet long and three feet wide. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Questions of credibility

Skeptics point to the fact that there is no physical evidence of the Loveland Frog. Another fact is the small number of reported sightings. This, however, is not necessarily a disproving statement, as there is a strong possibility that there are more unreported sightings.

Possible explanations

• Some people believe that what they are really seeing is the Japanese cryptid the kappa. Descriptions of kappas are very similar to those of the Loveland frog.
• The Loveland frog may be an undiscovered or unclassified species of amphibian or reptile.
• In very rare cases, alligators and crocodiles have been known to travel extremely far northwards. Most alligators, if any, found in Ohio would most likely be released pets. However, the frequency of sightings makes this an unlikely explanation.

A drawing of a kappa which was reported to have been caught in a net on Mito East beach in 1801. ... Subclasses and Orders    Order Temnospondyli - extinct Subclass Lepospondyli - extinct Subclass Lissamphibia    Order Anura    Order Caudata    Order Gymnophiona Amphibians (class Amphibia; from Greek αμφις both and βιος life) are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectotherms, and generally spend part... Subclasses Anapsida Diapsida Synonyms Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class Sauropsida. ... Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... {{Otheruses4|north the direction}} [[Image:CompassRose16_N.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Compass rose]] with north highlighted and at top]] {{wiktionary}} <nowiki>North is o<nowiki>ne of the [[4 (numbe</nowiki> Block quote r)|four]] cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north...

See also

• Kappa (mythical creature)

A drawing of a kappa which was reported to have been caught in a net on Mito East beach in 1801. ...

External links

• Loveland Frog on X-Project Paranormal Magazine
• Loveland Frog on Cryptozoology.com
• Loveland Frog on Mendhak
• Loveland Frog on The Cryptid Zoo
• Loveland Frog on unexplained-mysteries.com
• The Loveland Frog Project
• 2006 Free Times article