MMAX Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Caught these little guys out at my pond, can anyone positively ID them? I've caught my fair share of wood frogs and I don't think that's what they are. I'm thinking they are boreal chorus frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 They look like common wood frogs to me, but I am far from an expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 It is hard to tell from the pics, but I would also go with boreal chorus frogs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 boreal chorus frogs have a stripe of darker color from their nose down to their belly, kind of curving down. wood frogs have a distinctive mask on the sides of their face, usually black. from the pic........i can't tell for sure, need a side view! my guess would be wood frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMAX Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I guess another tell-tale sign would be small pads on their toes if they are in fact chorus frogs. I'll have to track them down and catch them again to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurensdad Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) i have no clue what kind of frogs you have there but the photos made me think of the grate Kermit and Having to spend each day the color of the leaves When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold Or something much more colorful like that It's not easy being green It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water Or stars in the sky But green's the color of Spring And green can be cool and friendly-like And green can be big like an ocean, or important Like a mountain, or tall like a tree When green is all there is to be It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful And I think it's what I want to be " Edited May 27, 2011 by laurensdad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 boreal chorus frogs have a stripe of darker color from their nose down to their belly, kind of curving down. wood frogs have a distinctive mask on the sides of their face, usually black. from the pic........i can't tell for sure, need a side view! my guess would be wood frog. Yep, I tossed back and forth on that one, we need a pic from the front and a bit better focus, if you catch the little guys again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMAX Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 When I caught the biggest guy, he had a darker stripe down each side which led me to believe it was a boreal chorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMAX Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 My mistake. The frogs in the above pics are juvenile wood frogs. Caught my first boreal chorus frogs a couple of days ago and couldn't believe how tiny these guys were. Little frogs with big voices. Excuse the pics again, not very good quality. And a few out at the pond. Top 2 are wood frogs, last 2 are boreal chorus frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 nice, very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdre Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 they are a common wood frog, only really aquatic this time of year, i catch em at my moms house and feed them to my snakeheads i had to id them myself to verify they wouldnt harm my babies for local amphibians and other such alberta related creepy crawlers go here http://www.srd.alberta.ca/BiodiversityStewardship/WildSpecies/Amphibians/Frogs/Default.aspx thats the frog link but im sure you can figure out the website navigation on the left for other such unknown beasties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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