Fauna Flora Photography

Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus

A small, brown frog with a dark eye mask. To a certain extent freeze-tolerant and can breed in vernal pools. One of the first of the local frog species to appear in spring.

Specs

Length5-8cm
Weight10-15g

Common Names

GermanWaldfrosch
EnglishWood Frog
FrenchGrenouille des bois
SpanishRana de bosque

Taxonomy

OrderAnura
FamilyRanidae
SpeciesLithobates sylvaticus

How to Identify

The dark eye mask is a distinctive characteristic of this species.

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) - Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies - 2015-04-19
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) - Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies - 2015-04-19

Where and When to Spot

My first observation of this species has been a few years back in Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies early spring in a pool which still was partially frozen. I returned to the same place on several occasions around the same month. In April 2022, I finally encountered them again and recorded a video.

SpringSummerFallWinter
Parc Michel-Chartrand x - - -
Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies x - - -

Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.

Videos of Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) - Mating and Display Calls

Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies
2022-04-14

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) - Mating and Display Calls

Last updated on 2024-03-14. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.