Frog ID Flashcards
What frog or toad is this?
Sound: A pleasant musical trill lasting up to 30 seconds.
Description: Skin coloration is typically brown or reddish. One or two warts are present in each of the large dark blotches on their back. The white chest usually has dark speckles. The parotoid gland is typically separated from the cranial ridge.
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
What frog or toad is this?
A low guttural snore lasting about 3 seconds, followed by several clucking notes.
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
What frog or toad is this?
A series of short raspy quacks.
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvatica
What frog or toad is this?
A hearty, resonating trill, usually heard in spring and early summer (lower tone).
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
What frog or toad is this?
Like the twang of a loose banjo string, usually given as a single note, but sometimes repeated rapidly several times.
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
What frog or toad is this?
A high-pitched ascending whistle, sometimes with a short trill. Chorus sometimes with a short trill. Chorus sounds like the jingle of bells. Males call from shrubs and trees standing in or overhanging water.
Spring Peeper
Hyla crucifer
What frog or toad is this?
A rasping, rising trill lasting 1 or 2 seconds, like the sound of a fingernail running over the teeth of a comb. Males call while sitting upright on floating vegetation.
Western Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata
What frog or toad is this?
Low-pitched, metallic croak. Males call while floating or seated on lily pads.
Mink Frog
Lithobates septentrionalis
What frog or toad is this?
A hearty, resonating trill, usually heard in spring and early summer (higher tone).
Common Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
