WARNING! This is not a professional website! I am NOT an expert. Do NOT believe everything on this site.

Last Updated: 4/19/08

The first two frogs are for aquariums and the rest are those native to the Mid-Atlantic USA region (may exist in others areas of the USA too) that are of interest to ponders.

Frog Index

• African Clawed Frogs - now on their own page
  
• African Dwarf Frogs - now on their own page

• Bullfrogs
  
• Gray Treefrogs
  
• Green Frogs
  
• Green Tree Frogs
  
• Leopard Frogs
  
• Northern Chorus Frogs
  
• Northern Cricket Frogs
  
• Pickerel Frogs
  
• Spring Peepers
  
• Wood Frogs - now on their own page

For a summary of the size of some of these frogs, color, egg description, time of breeding, and more, see the frog and toad table on the frog and toad information page.

For a complete list of all my pond frog and toad photos in one location, see my pond pictures page.

I know this page is huge. I am redoing my web pages at a pace that makes a snail look like Speed Racer and will get to the frogs someday, hopefully in 2007 but probably 2008? I cannot wait to separate these froggies all into their own pages with more information! They need it badly!

Bullfrogs

Rana catesbeiana, the bullfrog, is the largest frog in the United States. They are often suggested as a species to add to ponds because they eat algae. Yes, the tadpoles eat algae and other plant foods for two years while they develop but the adults eat whatever they can fit in their large mouths! They are ambush predators. That means, you may notice tadpoles, frogs, fish, insects, crustaceans, snakes, bats, etc. vanishing. I would not suggest these frogs for small fish ponds. Bullfrogs can grow to 8 inches long but may range from about 4 to 8 inches. The males call is a deep "jug-a-rum." Bullfrogs are supposed to be nocturnal. While the bullfrogs I have mostly call at night, they are also active feeding on insects during the day. I did not add any to my pond but they have shown up. They are twice as big as the green frogs and look very fat. I wonder who they ate?

Sexing, breeding, and tadpoles:

Males have ear drums larger than their eye while females' drums are the size of their eye or smaller. The males' ear drums touch their eyes. Also, during breeding season, the male bullfrog has a bright yellow throat unlike the female's white throat. His call is described as "jug-o-rum." Males will wrestle for territory. In the summer, a female can lay up to 20,000 eggs at one time! They hatch in about half a week and then take 2 to 3 years before they leave the water as adults. At that point, it is at least a few more years before they can breed themselves. Both eggs and tadpoles taste bad to predators. The bullfrog tadpole is said to have a ridge of skin that runs from behind the eye to over the eardrum and ending at the base of the front legs. Other tadpoles do not have this ridge. Bullfrogs like warm, shallow, still, highly vegetated waters.

I had read about male bullfrogs fighting but had never seen it until 5/19/05. I was laying low around the pond, working on weeding to mulch so I was pretty quiet and out of sight. At least 3 male bullfrogs and 2 male green frogs started calling. After a while, I heard a lot of splashing. I looked up over the hill to see two male bullfrogs fighting. They would rear up showing off their bright yellow throat pouches which they inflated. They would call and then lunge at each other, slamming their bodies together and flapping each other with their front legs. It was quite intense and interesting to see.

Releasing bullfrogs into areas where they are not native:

Unfortunately, due to both the frog-eating and pond-keeping contingents of people, sometimes bullfrogs are released or escape into areas where they are not native. With their large appetites, bullfrogs can eat native frogs and fish and even birds, sometimes eliminating them entirely. Never release any non-native animal into your pond that is able to leave your pond. In a closed system (no streams or water in or out), this would include any animal that is not 100% aquatic. Of course, even non-native fish, snails, etc. could get into the wild if the pond overflowed into a natural pond or stream. After the great floods on the Mississippi, many a big, expensive koi was lost to the wilds.

Links:

To see a photo of the bullfrog, hear a call, and get some info, go to this frog site .

To see another photo, hear a call, and get info, go to the Toronto Zoo site.

The Herps of Texas web site has a photo, call, and information on the bullfrog as well.

There is a photo and call at this site.

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on the bullfrog:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia

Here is a article about telling bullfrogs and green frogs apart.

Catching Bullfrogs:

I have never tried to catch a bullfrog. I can easily catch my green frogs, sometimes even by hand, but otherwise by net. My bullfrogs hide most of the time and come out at night but jump in if I even open the door to outside. Other people have bullfrogs that are less shy. Darlene recommended this procedure she has used to catch some bullfrogs: "Use a headlamp, (or get a friend with a flashlight) and after dark, listen for them. When you finally find where they are, shine the light on them, and slowly slip a lingerie bag over the frog. I found this is a simple way, since the light seemed to mesmerize the frogs. Mine were always on my pond shelves, but I could see them under the water, and would hold the open bag in front of them and give them a budge on their butts. They would hop right into the bag. Hope this helps if you ever need to round any up."

My Bullfrogs:

Bullfrogs showed up in my pond in the summer of 1998. They were very skittish and never let me see them while outside (I could sometimes see them through the window inside). A male began to call loudly in 1999 but we could only catch a glimpse of him. Finally, in July of 1999, they came out of hiding. Beginning on 8/1/99, I could see that a male and two females were ruling the pond as king and queens. The male has a dark yellow throat, large ear drums, and is bigger than the females. He swims up to them, floating on the water and skimming on lily pads, and inflates his throat to make his "blahhhhh" sound. She did not look impressed. These bullfrogs get a large portion of their diet from butterflies. I watched one eat a tiger swallowtail and the blue capensis lily along with it. There are butterfly wing pieces and torn lily flowers all over the pond surface. I guess I will have to live with it because these guys are un-catchable. The poor green frogs rule the other small ponds. The bullfrogs probably eat the small green frogs and some minnows along with the poor butterflies. While lions are the kings and queens of the African savannah, eating whatever they choose that is small enough, so too the bullfrogs are the kings and queens of my pond. The adults left in 2000 (the coolest and wettest summer in over 100 years) but some newly metamorphosed babies showed up. In 2002, the pond became the property of one mega-large male bullfrog whose picture is below. In 2003, he was back (he overwintered in my pump basket), and at least one or two other ones showed up too to join him.

By 2007, I have not seen any bullfrogs much in the last few years. My mother bought me a single 3.5 inch bullfrog tadpole that I put into my 1800 gallon pond on 5/11/07.

Photos of My Bullfrogs:

From the 153 gallon pond cleaning on 4/1/08.
Huge male bullfrog sitting in a cat litter bucket while I clean the pond. He fills up the entire bucket!

On 5/11/07, my mother bought three orfe and a bullfrog tadpole. You can see the tadpole in these photos on the left:
Three new orfe and bullfrog tadpole (view above the bag) on 5/11/07 before release.
Three new orfe and bullfrog tadpole (view above the bag) on 5/11/07 before release.

On 6/19/05, I pulled a poor male bullfrog out of my submerged plant protector. I do not know how long he was down there but he suffered from it (lack of atmospheric oxygen) and took on the classic dark colors common during hibernation. You can see a top view and bottom view of him as I held him. He was pretty limp and weak.

Male bullfrog hiding next to an Albata lily flower in my 153 gallon pond on 6/9/05.

Male bullfrog on my floating terrestrial plant holder under the net (to keep out the heron) on 8/9/04.

Bullfrog in waterfall in my 1800 gallon pond on 8/16/03.

These three photos are of the same male bullfrog and taken around the same time.
Bullfrog head closeup, huge male, in the shallows of 1800 gallon pond on 7/5/02. He is saying to you, "I will eat you!"
Bullfrog from a distance to show relative size, male, in 1800 gallon pond, 7/5/02.
Bullfrog entire body closeup of huge male, 1800 gallon pond, 7/5/02. Yes, this is the same photo that is above.

Photos of Other People's Bullfrogs:

Photos are listed from oldest to newest.

Chuck sent me these three bullfrog photos on 6/15/04: Bullfrog, two bullfrogs, and bullfrog.

Ok, you have read this far, then you are not going to believe this photo! Susan sent me this photo in the summer of 2003 of her bullfrog. The frog has a songbird in its mouth. It is a bit gory so it is a clickable link. Bullfrogs do eat birds!

Ray sent this link to a photo on 6/12/06 of a fat bullfrog with an unusual yellow color that he took a photo of: Male yellow bullfrog.

I took these photos at the zoo on 6/7/06 of a ton of huge bullfrog tadpoles in a stagnant sort of pond on the property.
Bullfrog tadpoles
Bullfrog tadpoles

Laurie sent this photo of a bullfrog with a goldfish in its mouth on 6/13/06. She said he eventually spit it out since it was too big. I am not sure why the date on the photo says 1/15/03.
Bullfrog eating a goldfish

This link has a photo of another bullfrog eating a fish (shubunkin?): Bullfrog Eating Fish Photo

Chuck sent these photos of a female bullfrog on 9/4/06.
Female bullfrog
Female bullfrog
Female bullfrog
Female bullfrog
Female bullfrog

Heather sent me this photo of a female bullfrog on 8/10/07:
Female bullfrog

On 9/10/07, Tom sent me some photos of two of his young bullfrogs that he was holding:
Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Bullfrog legs
Bullfrog legs
Bullfrog legs
Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Bullfrog

Gray Treefrogs

Here is a photo of a male gray tree frog wedged in our pool deck on 6/9/02.

Here are two photos of a gray tree frog (female I think) that I found sitting by my pond on 10/2/05. Her back left leg was mostly gone (just blood and some bone). I do not know if she survived.
Gray tree frog - 10/2/05, clear photo.
Gray tree frog - 10/2/05, a bit blurry.

Jon sent this lovely photo of a young (newly adult) gray tree frog on 12/08/05:
Gray tree frog

Hyla versicolor is the loud gray treefrog. From late spring to late summer, the males come out of the trees to sing like crazy. They are very loud. When females show up (fewer of them than males), they lay small (1") circular jelly-like masses of eggs. Most get eaten. Some change to frogs in a few months and head for the trees. They grow to about 2.5 inches with females noticeably larger. My fish always eat the gray treefrog eggs so they must taste good.

I had always assumed that my gray treefrogs were Hyla versicolor until I went to this site on gray treefrogs and listened to the songs of that species and Hyla chrysoscelis or Cope's gray treefrog. The ones I have sound like Hyla chrysoscelis! I am confused as to what they really are!

Here is another page that tries to help people differentiate between Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis: Two Gray Treefrogs.

On 5/21/04, I removed 19 gray tree frog egg masses off of the pool cover and put them into my 50 gallon lotus tub pond. On 5/26/04, the fountain head fell off the tiny pump in there and pumped the pond dry! I doubt any tree frog tadpoles are in there. :-(

To see a photo of the gray treefrog and hear a call, go to this frog site .

To see another photo, hear a call, and get info, go to the Toronto Zoo site.

The Herps of Texas web site has a photo, call, and information on the gray treefrog as well.

There is a photo and call at this site too.

You can hear and see a gray treefrog at Frogs & Toad of Virginia & Maryland.

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on the gray treefrog:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia (includes a photo of the tadpoles!)

Joe sent this photo of a gray tree frog (I think) on 5/7/07:
Gray tree frog

Here are some photos of some tree frog eggs, tadpoles, and newly morped tree frogs that Linda sent to me on 7/7/04 and 7/27/04 (for the adults). She raised them in a kiddie pool. I do not know if they are gray tree frogs (the adults do not look exactly like the ones I had) but could be any kind really. The babies are definitely NOT bullfrogs or green frogs and yet, an expert insists the eggs belong to them. They sure look like my tree frog eggs and babies to me! This is just to let you know that the identification is not positive.:
Frog eggs
Close-up of frog eggs
Tadpoles
Tree frog
Tree frog
Tree frog and some tadpoles with legs

Here is a photo that the expert sent of one batch of Hylid eggs: tree frog eggs. She says they were from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center on 6/19/01 and probably cricket frog eggs. She says the yellow-brown color of the embryos is characteristic of Hylid species.

Someone named Sam sent me four photos of little frogs, probably various tree frogs. I lost the e- mail and details but know I uploaded them on 1/31/07.
Some little frog - on the ground
Some little frog - in hand
Some little frog - in hand; I think this one is a gray tree frog
Some little frog - on a stick, same frog as last photo.

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I took two videos (just black videos but I took them for the sound) of gray tree frogs calling on my pool cover and near the pool that you can see (or rather hear) on my videos page.

Green Frogs

Rana clamitans is the common green frog. These frogs are like mini versions of bullfrogs that only grow to about 3 inches. Tadpoles laid in early spring may emerge as adults in the fall but most eggs are laid during the mid-summer to early fall and emerge as adults the following spring and summer. The males sing with a banjo twang. Females are larger and have brown, spotted bodies whereas males are all green and have larger tympanic membranes. The males also have yellow throats and swollen thumbs. Tadpoles eat algae and plants and grow up to 1.5 inches or so. They emerge from the water a little under 1 inch in length and may have female (despite sex) coloration until mature. Adults eat mostly insects but other small animals as well. They only eat small or sick fish when they eat fish, much preferring insects, like the tiger swallowtails that land on my lilies! When they get too cold, green frogs may turn black (mine did anyway). Males sound like a banjo twang when they call all summer long. Green frogs are most active from May to September with peak activity in June and July in Zone 7 of the USA. Reported to be nocturnal, my green frogs are very much active during the day.

In the spring of 2003, only an adult male and one sickly juvenile green frogs were left at my ponds. I still have hundreds of tadpoles though to replenish future generations but am not sure why literally 30- some frogs vanished. They were not dead in the bottom of my ponds (except one and a few bones) so they died before winterizing which means they died during the summer and fall of 2002. I do not know if predators got them or if it was lack of food due to the worst drought in 100 years. Because of the drought, many fewer insect prey were around. The one young frog I found in April 2003 was emaciated and barely alive. I feel very sad about losing my froggy buddies but knowing their babies will turn into frogs and hopefully grow to be full adults lightens the loss. See my April 2003 newsletter for more details (not on-line until 3/13/03). On 4/30/03, I found my last adult male green frog with his body bitten off from a predator (bullfrog, raccoon?). There are at most two smaller green frogs left and, of course, the tadpoles.

Go here for my guide on raising green frogs from eggs to adults.

Photos of my green frogs from oldest to newest:

Here is a photo of one of my male green frogs (arrow pointing towards him) surrounded by toad tapoles on 4/12/98.
Male green frog on lily pad, 5/16/98.
A female green frog at the edge of my pond, July 1998.
See a male green frog by my 153 gallon pond on 9/4/00.
Finally, look in on this green frog meeting around my 153 gallon pond on 6/6/01, and this green frog tadpole in the 153 gallon pond taken 7/4/01 (this one is more than a year old and nearing metamorphosis).
On 3/29/02, I cleaned out my 153 gallon pond. You can see some of the green frogs I collected (13 of them but the photo shows 6 heads) and also some of the green frog tadpoles waiting in a kiddie pool.
Here is a photo of green frog eggs in my 20 gallon lotus tub pond full of duckweed on 6/22/02.
This photo of a female green frog is quite excellent! It was taken as she sat on my sandstone bridge across my 153 gallon pond on 9/21/02.
My ponds are a frog love hangout. Here is a photo that I call frog love. Taken on 9/21/02 right after the previous photo, you can see the female green frog on the bridge, and one of the resident male's heads down in the pond water among the hair algae and hornwort. It is like Romeo and Juliet! I boxed in the two frogs so you can find them faster.
Again in 2003, I collected hundreds of green frog tadpoles in a kiddie pool while cleaning the 153 gallon pond on 4/2/03.
Two photos (different views) of a 1" green froglet which has both a tail and all legs in my 153 gallon pond on 8/8/03: froglet and froglet.
A female green frog in my 153 gallon pond on 4/18/04. This is a good photo! She is so pretty!
Female green frog in my 50 gallon lotus tub pond, just her head sticking up on 5/13/04.
Female green frog by my 153 gallon pond on 5/21/04.
Female green frog by my 153 gallon pond on 5/21/04, same female as last photo; she looks fat beyond being egg-laden, perhaps she ate too many cicadas?
Green frog eggs in my 50 gallon lotus tub pond on 5/29/04.
Female green frog in my Tricker pond on 8/13/05.
Green frogs in a bucket during my 3/30/06 cleaning of the 153 gallon pond.
Green frog tadpoles in my Tricker pond on 6/8/06.
Male green frog in my 153 gallon pond on 8/6/06.
Young green frog sitting by my 153 gallon pond on 8/6/06.
50 gallon tub pond after I redid it on 3/25/07. There is a baby green frog on the far right under the water.
Baby green frog on 3/25/07 in the newly-cleaned 50 gallon tub pond, close-up of photo similar to the last one.
Two crane flies and a green frog tadpole sitting in my little bucket after I found them, 3/29/07.
Two crane flies, a green frog tadpole, and a baby rosy red minnow in the bucket, 3/29/07. Video of them is mentioned below.
Two crane flies, a green frog tadpole, and a baby rosy red minnow in the bucket, 3/29/07.
Green frog tadpole waiting in a kiddie pool, 3/29/07.

Pond animals - 1463 KB, mpg movie.
This shows two crane fly larvae (the worm-like animals), a medium-sized green frog tadpole, and a baby rosy red minnow (at the bottom near the end of the video). This video is from 3/29/07 when I was cleaning out my 153 gallon pond (see this page for details).

On 4/22/07, I took this video of the goldfish spawning. As I zoom in on the goldfish slamming each other out of the water in the shallows, a green frog also jumps from the left of the screen to the right.
Spawning Goldfish with Green Frog- 2740 KB, mpg movie.

On 4/13/08, while working on my pond, I saw this cute green frog hiding in the overflow area of my 1800 gallon pond and took his photo.
Green frog

Photos of other people's green frogs:

Photos are listed from newest to oldest.

On 3/27/08, Terry sent me these photos and a video of a male green frog that has a LOT of blue on him. He is unique but not unheard of (photos of another partially blue green frog are below).
Male green frog who is partially blue, top view.
Male green frog who is partially blue next to a normal male green frog, top view
Male green frog who is partially blue, head on view.
Male green frog who is partially blue next to a normal male green frog, being held.
Male green frog who is partially blue, bottom view, being held.
Male green frog who is partially blue, bottom view being held next to a normal male green frog (the left frog).
Youtube Video of the Blue Green Frog

Barbara sent these photos of her female green frog on 9/24/07.
Female green frog
Female green frog

Cheryl sent these photos of a green frog that has blue on it on 7/10/07. The two green frogs in the photos appear to be females.
Green frogs - one with a blue head and one with a green head. They are surrounded by water lettuce.
Green frog with a blue head.
Green frogs - one with a blue head and one with a green head.
Green frogs - one with a blue head and one with a green head.

I took these photos at Ladew Topiary Gardens on 6/14/06.
Male green frog and white water lily flower
Male green frog and white water lily flower

On 7/12/05, Dave sent me photos of a couple of green frogs were unique coloration. These anomalies have metallic blue colors. I do not know that I can believe they are real! Here is one of a solid metallic blue male green frog. Then, there are these photos of a blue splotched female green frog and another of the same female from another angle.

Here are some interesting links that Dave sent me about strange colored green frogs:
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - blue green frog photo
Albino frogs - includes an albino green frog. It is totally yellow.

Links:

To see a photo of a male green frog and hear the male's call, go to this frog site .

To see another photo of a male green frog and hear the call, go to the Toronto Zoo site.

The Herps of Texas web site has a photo, call, and information on the bronze frog which is a variant of the green frog.

There is a photo and call at this site too.

You can hear and see a green frog at Frogs & Toad of Virginia & Maryland.

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on the green frog:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia

Here is a article about telling bullfrogs and green frogs apart.

More information on green frogs can be found on my frog and toad information page.

Green Tree Frogs

I did not previously have anything on my site about green tree frogs or other tree frogs aside from gray tree frogs and quick mentions of cricket frogs, chorus frogs, and spring peepers. I added this section to show off some photos that Daniel sent me. I may add some textual information here later. I hope to one day redo my frog pages (the rest of my site too!) at which time I would write about green tree frogs. We do not have green tree frogs on our land in Maryland.

On 1/23/08, Kurt Snyder sent these photos of a tree frog in Florida. I am not positive of the identification but I think it is a green tree frog. What is unique about it is that it has splotches of blue on it. I have green frog photos sent to me too of a green frog with similar blue splotches. If you think it is some other species, please let me know.
Green tree frog with blue splotches
Green tree frog with blue splotches
Green tree frog with blue splotches

On 4/27/07, Daniel sent these photos a tiny little green frog in his pond. I think it is a green tree frog.
Green tree frog - top view in hand.
Green tree frog - amongst water hyacinth.
Green tree frog - on the ground, next to a dime.

Leopard Frogs

Rana pipiens, the Northern leopard frog, is one of the most common frogs. This frog grows to 2 to 5 inches long. They come to water to breed in mid-spring to early summer but otherwise spend quite a large percentage of time away from water. The males' call sounds like a snore. Leopard frogs are mostly nocturnal. I added two adults in 1998. One was sunbathing on a rock sticking out of the water a few weeks later so they may hang around water if it suits them. They were not seen again. An amphibian expert says that where I live, in Maryland, there are Southern leopard frogs but not Northern leopard frogs. Confusion about Southern and Northern races of many species of animals abounds. The Southern leopard frog is Rana atricularia (another two sites call them Rana sphenocephala utricularius). They are almost the same.

To see a leopard frog photo, hear a call, and get info, go to the Toronto zoo site.

You can hear and see a Southern leopard frog at Frogs & Toad of Virginia & Maryland. This site says that Maryland has both Northern and Southern leopard frogs but does not have photos or calls of the Northern to compare to the Southern.

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on the Southern leopard frog:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia

Here is a photo of a Northern leopard frog.

Northern Chorus Frogs

Pseudacris triseriata is the Northern chorus frog. They are also called the striped chorus frog. There are also ornate (Pseudacris ornata), Strecker's (Pseudacris streckeri), and swamp (Pseudacris nigrita) chorus frogs. These one inch long frogs breed in late winter or early spring. The upland chorus frog breeds early, when ice is still on the pond. Its nocturnal call sounds like dragging a finger over the teeth of a comb.

To see a photo of a Northern chorus frog and hear a call, go to this frog site .

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on many species of the chorus frog:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia

Northern Cricket Frogs

Acris crepitans is the Northern cricket frog. Acris gryllus is another species of cricket frog. They grow to about an inch long. Males make rasping calls while breeding from February to October. Their skin is rough and warty. They have a dark triangle between their eyes. The back feet of the cricket frog are webbed. Like the wood frog, cricket frogs are diurnal.

The Herps of Texas web site has a photo and information on the Northern cricket frog.

You can hear and see a Northern cricket frog at Frogs & Toad of Virginia & Maryland.

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on the Southern and Northern cricket frogs:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia

See the last photo under gray tree frogs for possible cricket frog eggs.

Pickerel Frogs

Rana palustris, or the pickerel frog, is an interesting frog. It sort of looks like a leopard frog but with dark rectangular spots over a yellowish-brown body. Pickerel frogs grow from about 1.5 to 3.5 inches long. Males croak at night. They stay around water all year round and eat insects. Pickerel frogs can release toxic secretions that can kill other frogs in an aquarium with it. I have found pickerel frogs to be less skittish than other frogs; you can almost pet one. One just showed up at our pond in 1997 and again in 1998. It appeared to prefer a solitary life. It did not return in 1999 or 2000. Imagine my surprise when on 11/12/00, I removed the bioballs and lava rock for routine cleaning and found FIVE young pickerel frogs starting hibernation in the filter! I could not believe it! I moved the spunky frogs to the main pond. At some point, my sole pickerel frog must have found a friend and laid eggs. At least three of pickerel frogs died in March of 2001 from the same mystery problem that kills 75% of my green frogs each spring but some pickerel frogs made it.

Photos of my pickerel frogs:

Photos are listed from newest to oldest.

Pickerel frog in my 1800 gallon pond on 9/23/07.
Two pickerel frogs in my 1800 gallon pond on 9/23/07. The frog on the right is the same one as the last photo.

On 2/24/07, I took these photos in the 1800 gallon pond of a pickerel frog that was moving around in the melting pond.
Pond - melted deep end. There is a pickerel frog moving on the bottom in the middle of the photo.
Pickerel frog - close up of the frog from the previous photo.
Pickerel frog - a different close up.

On 10/19/06, I found a pickerel frog on my 1800 gallon net (not that uncommon) but this time I got the camera (not so common). Here you can see the pickerel frog on the net from a distance, zoom in of the pickerel frog on the net, and the pickerel frog close-up once I had him in a net. He put his hands over his eyes (he was shy I guess). He was tired after trying to bounce away from me but I put him under the net and into the pond after this photo.

Photo of a baby pickerel frog from far away at my 18 gallon pond on 8/17/03.
Photo of the same baby close up on 8/17/03.
Photo of a baby pickerel frog in the 1800 gallon pond on 3/9/02.
Photo of a pickerel frog in my 1800 gallon pond on 4/22/01.

Photos of other people's pickerel frogs:

On 9/10/07, Tom sent me some photos of his two pickerel frogs that he was holding:
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog legs
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog
Pickerel frog legs

Links:

To see a photo of a pickerel frog and hear a call, go to this frog site . Our pickerel frog had different coloration because there is some variation (as with leopard frogs).

To see another photo, hear a call, and get info, go to the Toronto zoo site.

The Herps of Texas web site has a photo and information on the pickerel frog as well.

You can hear and see a pickerel frog at Frogs & Toad of Virginia & Maryland.

These two sites also have photos, calls, and information on the pickerel frog:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
The Frogs & Toads of Georgia

Spring Peepers

Hyla crucifer, signals spring is near and so is called the spring peeper. They start cheeping at night during February or March and continue for a few months. The 850 some eggs laid during mating hatch in about a week and change to adults during the middle of the summer. These small tree frogs (1.5 inches) are rarely seen but you can sure hear them! They are only the size of your thumb nail but louder than any other wildlife! Their call is like a high whistle during the evening or on overcast days. The males like to sing in trios. They have a dark cross on their backs and bands on their legs. Spring peepers eat insects and other tiny creatures. As adults, they can climb trees but also spend a lot of time on the ground or in the dirt. They hibernate under tree bark and logs.

On 3/28/07, Jon sent me these three photos of a frog that he had caught. I think it might be a spring peeper, maybe female. If you think otherwise, please contact me. He did release the frog back to the wild.
Spring Peeper
Spring Peeper
Spring Peeper

To see a photo of a spring peeper, hear a call, and get some info, go to this frog site . Replay the sound over and over to get the effect of how they really sound.

To see another photo, hear a call, and get info, go to the Toronto Zoo site.

The Herps of Texas web site has a photo, call, and information on the spring peeper as well.

There is a photo and call at this site too.

You can hear and see a Northern spring peeper and its tadpoles at Frogs & Toad of Virginia & Maryland.

This site also has photos, calls, and information on spring peepers:
The Frogs & Toads of Tennessee

Wood Frogs

I have moved the wood frogs to their own page here. I will eventually move all the frogs to their own pages with improvements to the pages.

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