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Home » Blog » Called It: Frogs

Called It: Frogs

March 17, 2020 Tips

Called It: Frogs

As dusk and spring showers fall over our county, the croaking chorus of frogs rise. Learn how to tell them apart.
Audio recordings courtesy of the Indiana DNR and Hoosier Herpetological Society.

WOOD FROG
[ Lithobates sylvaticus ]
Hear the Call
ID Tips: Look for its iconic “robber’s mask” markings over the eyes and cheeks.
Unfrogettable Fact: In winter, these cool critters freeze into nearly solid “frogscicles”. Their bodies survive extreme ice exposure by producing a natural anti-freeze that protects their cells.

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