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Wood Frogs

Rana sylvatica

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

This series of pictures show a mating pair of Wood Frogs, the size of the thumbs on the front legs is how to tell the sexes apart. The female (2nd pic) has a normal size thumb, while the male (3rd pic) has an enlarged thumb. A pitfall trap used in a survey is full of Wood Frogs (4th pic). Egg masses in a vernal pool are attached to sticks under water (5th pic). And a tadpole in the vernal pool in the 6th pic.

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Comments (4)

Thanks Janelle, these frogs are common around vernal pools in the spring when they mate and lay egg masses.
Thanks Maria, glad you like the info.
Very educational series - thanks!

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