Wood Frog

Snout-Vent Length: 3.0 - 6.0 cm (record 10.0 cm)

Identification: coloration varies from pink-tan, gray, olive-green, various shades of brown, to almost black; whitish jaw stripe contrasts with a dark eye mask that extends from the nostril over the eye and just behind the ear; light dorsal stripe is frequently present

Call: series of short, hoarse, raspy clucking, clacking and quacking sounds

Habitat: closely associated with the aspen parkland, boreal forest and foothill ecoregions; found in shady mixed forest areas near ponds, marshes and intermittent streams

Cool Facts: Canada's hardiest amphibian, it is the only one found north of the Arctic Circle; able to withstand subzero temperatures and partial freezing during hibernation by producing a glucose "antifreeze" in their blood that inhibits tissue damaged