Frogs and Toads

Our Frog Objectives

Identification

Bull Frog 8 in. 1.5 lbs Shallow water: Freshwater ponds and lakesNocturnal Predators: Insects, mice, fish, birds, snakesCamouflage

Bull Frog

Bullfrog

Eastern American Toad Size 43.5 to 26.3 Grams in. Food Insects Slugs Worms Poisonous Their warts secret bufotoxin (a poison) Live Near water Burrow in cool loose soil

Eastern American Toad

Eastern Gray Treefrog 2 3/8 inches Large toe pads Wooded habitats Insects and invertebrates

Eastern Gray Treefrog

Pickerel Frog Food Insects Earthworms Invertebrates Adaptation Skin secretions are toxic to other frogs and cause skin irritation Habitat Mainland (urban and rural areas) Near ponds Size 27.5 to 12.1 grams 1.75 to 3.5 inches

Pickerel Frog

Northern Green Frog Food Snakes Lizards Other frogs Size 2 ¼ To 4 ¼ inches Habitat Freshwater marshes, shallow ponds, small streams Adaptations Tadpoles are “slightly” toxic

Northern Green Frog

Northern Leopard Frog Size 3 to 5 Inches Habitat Ponds, swamps, marshes, slow streams Adaptation Powerful swimmers (webbed feet) Food Beetles, ants, flies, worms, small frogs

Northern Leopard Frog

Northern Spring Peeper Size 0.11 to 0.18 Ounces 1 to 1.5 inches Adaptation Large toe pads for climbing Food Nocturnal Carnivores Insects, spiders, ants Habitat Marshes, ponds, swamps Prefer loose debris on the forest floor

Northern Spring Peeper

Wood Frog Size 1 to 3 inches Adaptation Can sustain a body temperature as low as -6 degrees Celsius Habitat Tundra, wet grasslands, moist woodlands Vernal pools during the breeding season Food Insects Invertebrates

Wood Frog

Frog Calls

Endangered Frogs and Toad

New Jersey Chorus Frog Size 0.75 to 1.5 inches Adaptation Camouflage Habitat Shallow pools along streams, ditches, canals Dry fields Forest swamps Wet meadows Food Eggs and larvae of amphibians

New Jersey Chorus Frog

Southern Leopard Frog Up to 5 inches Size They can leap several feet to escape predators Adaptation Shallow water: Lakes, marshes, streams Habitat Nocturnal: Insects, earthworms, invertebrates Food

Southern Leopard Frog

Northern Cricket Frog Habitat Along sunny, muddy, marshy gently sloping edges of ponds, reservoirs, streams, pastures Adaptation They jump up to 3 ft in zigzag motions Size 0.75 to 1.5 inches Food Invertebrates, beetles, larvae, flies

Northern Cricket Frog

Eastern Spadefoot Toad 1.75 to 3.25 inches Size Fields, farmland, woodlands with sandy or loose soil Breed in vernal pools or flooded fields Habitat Hard to find: Hide in burrows Adaptation Flies, crickets, caterpillars, snails Food

Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Threatened / Candidate Frogs NONE

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