Frogs

Cuban Treefrog

This Cuban Treefrog showed up in a Cleveland, Ohio, flower shop. It hitched a ride on a shipment of plants from Florida. Cuban Treefrogs are native to Cuba, but have been introduced to Florida.

Cuban Treefrog

This Cuban Treefrog showed up in a Cleveland, Ohio, flower shop. It hitched a ride on a shipment of plants from Florida. Cuban Treefrogs are native to Cuba, but have been introduced to Florida.

Gray Treefrog by swimming pool

A Cope's Gray Tree Frog seen singing next to a swimming pool. This is an example of an "ecological trap", where an animal's natural responses to cues cause inappropriate behavioral responses to human disturbances. In this case, the frog is mistakenly singing next to a swimming pool, even though its tadpoles could not survive the chlorinated water.

Gray Treefrog by swimming pool

A Cope's Gray Tree Frog seen singing next to a swimming pool. This is an example of an "ecological trap", where an animal's natural responses to cues cause inappropriate behavioral responses to human disturbances. In this case, the frog is mistakenly singing next to a swimming pool, even though its tadpoles could not survive the chlorinated water.

Gray Treefrog by swimming pool

A Cope's Gray Tree Frog seen singing next to a swimming pool. This is an example of an "ecological trap", where an animal's natural responses to cues cause inappropriate behavioral responses to human disturbances. In this case, the frog is mistakenly singing next to a swimming pool, even though its tadpoles could not survive the chlorinated water.

Calling from a tree

This Gray Treefrog sings from his perch on a tree.

Bubblehead Gray Treefrog

The inflated vocal sac of this Gray Treefrog hides his face from veiw.

Gray Treefrog showing flash color on leg

You can see the bright yellow flash color on the underside of this Gray Treefrog's leg. The yellow color may distract predators when the frog jumps.

Predator Induced Red Tail in Treefrog Tadpole

Gray Treefrog Tadpoles develop red tails when they smell predators. The tadpole on top grew up in an environment with predators, and so developed a red tail. The tadpole on bottom grew up in an environment without predators, and so does not have the conspicuous red tail.

Pickerel Frog

Pickerel Frog

American Toad Portrait

Jabba the Gray Treefrog

A big male Gray Treefrog perches in a tree over a pond during breeding season.

American Toad with Mushroom

Treefrog Singing on Leaf

Red-Colored Female Wood Frog

Some female wood frogs develop a distinct red color.

Spring Peeper Calling

Spring Peeper Calling

Calling Spring Peeper

Female American Toad

Male Spring Peeper

A male spring peeper with a deflated vocal sac. The male will pump the vocal sac full of air when it is ready to start calling again.

Nuptial Pads on American Toad

Male American Toad resting between calls

Metamorphosing Green Frog with Leech

A leech is attacking a metamorphosing Green Frog. A leech this size is capable of killing the green frog.