In particular, I'm thinking of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). Unlike their green bullfrog cousins, little brown wood frogs live surprisingly independent of the water. They even hibernate in the woods.

In particular, I'm thinking of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). Unlike their green bullfrog cousins, the little brown wood frogs live lives that are surprisingly independent of the water.

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, that state is home to two species of frogs: The Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) and the wood frog (Rana sylvatica).

Typical signs of spring include budding trees, a colorful assortment of flowers, tweeting birds and the cacophony of singing frogs. The warmer weather is enough to inspire anyone to sing with joy, but ...

The true frogs vary greatly in size, ranging from small, such as the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica), to the largest frog in the world, the Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath).

Wood frogs, Rana sylvatica, mate in early spring when ponds begin to thaw. Male frogs sing in choruses to attract females to the breeding pools.

Presentation Open access Published: 24 August 2009 2009 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Eco-evolutionary consequences of road adjacency and road salt on the wood frog, Rana ...

Serenading with like voices may help male wood frogs woo females into their pools, analysis of individual voices in a frog choir shows.

Wood frogs, Rana sylvatica, mate in early spring when ponds begin to thaw. Male frogs sing in choruses to attract females to the breeding pools.

Small frog in a big pond Between 2021 and 2023, the authors studied the growth and development of the wood frog Rana sylvatica in a forest in Connecticut.

Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles can adjust their growth and development in response to ranavirus, potentially improving their chances of survival.

Presentation Open access Published: 02 September 2009 2009 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Eco-evolutionary consequences of road adjacency and road salt on the wood frog, Rana ...