As Spring nears It's time to consider brushing up on your frog calls, either for personal fun or so that you can help with the toad tracker amphibian survey. There's nothing like being able to pick out specific species of frogs by their calls. It's like learning the notes of music.
Click on the images below to hear the call of each species.
If you hear one of these guys when you're on a hike, submit your observation here!
American Bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
Photo courtesy of dannymartinphotography.com
Call courtesy of Gary Nafis, californiaherps.com; contact Gary for permission to use on other websites)
Boreal Chorus Frog - Pseudacris maculata
Photo courtesy of Wendy Estes-Zumpf
Call courtesy of NatureNorth.com
Columbia Spotted Frog - Rana luteiventris
Photo courtesy of Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Call courtesy of Gary Nafis, californiaherps.com; contact Gary for permission to post on other websites
Great Basin Spadefoot - Spea intermontanus
Photo courtesy of Zack Walker
Call courtesy of Gary Nafis, californiaherps.com; contact Gary for permission to post on other websites
Great Plains Toad - Anaxyrus cognatus
Photo courtesy of Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Call courtesy of Gary Nafis, californiaherps.com; contact Gary for permission to post on other websites
Northern Leopard Frog - Lithobates pipiens
Photo courtesy of Zack Bateson
Call courtesy of Gary Nafis, californiaherps.com; contact Gary for permission to post on other websites
Plains Spadefoot - Spea bombifrons
Photo courtesy of Charlotte Snoberger
Call courtesy of NatureNorth.com
Western (Boreal) Toad - Anaxyrus boreas
Photo courtesy of Amanda Bowe
Call courtesy of Gary Nafis, californiaherps.com; contact Gary for permission to post on other websites
Wood Frog - Lithobates sylvaticus
Photo courtesy of Wendy Estes-Zumpf
Call courtesy of NatureNorth.com
Wyoming Toad - Anaxyrus baxteri
Photo courtesy of Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Call courtesy of the Acoustic Atlas at MSU Library