Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 46,495
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Lithobates sylvaticus or Rana sylvatica, commonly known as the wood frog, is a frog species that has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the boreal forest of the north to the southern Appalachians, with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina. The wood frog has garnered attention from biologists because of its freeze tolerance, relatively great degree of terrestrialism, interesting habitat associations, and relatively long-range movements. It is the only North American frog that occurs north of the Arctic Circle.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wood frog”.