Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
Summary 5
The wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus or Rana sylvatica) has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the Boreal forest of Canada and Alaska to the southern Appalachians, with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina. The wood frog has garnered attention by biologists over the last century because of its freeze tolerance, relatively great degree of terrestrialism (for a ranid), interesting habitat associations (peat bogs, ver
Description 6
Size: 1.5 - 3.25 inches
Color: Dark brown to reddish
Have a dark raccoon-like mask and sometimes a light stripe down their back. Also have two distinct skin folds down their back. Smooth skin, skinny waist and long legs.
Habitat: Moist woodlands in eastern areas; open grasslands in western; tundra in the far north. Obligate seasonal pool breeder. The only North American frog found north of the Arctic Circle. Currently being studied for their ability to live after freezing solid.
Sound 6
Voice: Series of short raspy quacks
Listen carefully! Call is somewhat muted and does not project or carry very far. Call produced through paired, lateral vocal sacs.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Jack Illingworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/36812039@N00/195355158
- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/7861512460
- (c) Marie Studer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Marie Studer
- no rights reserved, uploaded by Kent McFarland
- Adapted by Graham Sorenson from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobates_sylvaticus
- (c) pghparks-taiji, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/68955
