Adam - Wood Frog

WOOD FROG
(Scientific Name: Lithobates sylvaticus)
Researched and presented by: Adam
Wood frogs are cold-blooded vertebrates and amphibians with a wide mouth. You
can recognize them by their black “robber’s mask” that appears over their outer
ear and extends to the bottom of the front leg. They also have a white line
outlining their upper lips. Their moist, thin skin can be different shades of brown,
tan, rust, gray, or green.
QUICK STATS:
DIET:
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‣ Length - up to 3 inches
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‣ Weight - about ¼ ounce
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‣ Predators of Adults - garter snakes,
ribbon snakes, northern water snakes,
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herons, snapping turtles, raccoons,
skunks, American mink, coyotes, foxes,
other birds
‣ Predators of Tadpoles - beetles,
salamanders, wood turtles, other wood
frogs
Tadpoles are herbivores
Adults are carnivores
Tadpoles eat algae, decaying plant
matter
Adults eat insects, arachnids, slugs,
worms, snails
COMMUNICATION: LIFE CYCLE:
‣ Croaking sounds
‣ Repeated calls like quacking duck or
squawking chicken
‣ Trills
‣ Listens for calls and sounds
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HABITAT:
‣ North America
‣ Woodlands, under leaf litter, under
logs, under fallen branches, tundra,
meadows, bogs, coniferous and
deciduous forests
‣ Lay eggs in vernal pools (pool of
standing water made from melted
snow or other runoff)
FUN FACTS:
Lifespan - up to 3 years
‣ Hibernate in winter
Females lay over 1,000 eggs
‣ Older tadpoles develop poison glands
Eggs hatch after 9-30 days
to repel predators
Tadpoles go through metamorphosis ‣ May be the best amphibian to
at about 2 months old
recognize their family
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