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Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 615, February 631, March 999, April 1,956, May 3,757, June 1,761, July 1,326, August 1,199, September 1,261, October 1,032, November 645, December 576.
United States48,024
Canada21,512
Ontario9,816
Massachusetts5,992
New York5,577
Vermont3,669
Pennsylvania3,578
Ohio3,458
Michigan3,295
Quebec2,831

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTypical Frogs · Ranidae
GenusAmerican Water Frogs · Lithobates

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