Wood Frogs - Rana sylvatica

Adult wood frogs are a light tan to dark brown, terrestrial frog found in moist woodlands. They have a dark "mask" extending from each eye back through the tympanum. Adults are seldom associated with water other than the breeding season of early spring when wood frogs collectively migrate to vernal pools. Males make a quacking breeding chorus. Mating and egg laying are completed within a few weeks, then adults leave the vernal pool to return to nearby uplands. The adults sometimes overwinter partially frozen under leaf litter on the forest floor.