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Frog Identification Guide

Green Frog (Rana clamitans)

  • 5.7 to 9 cm
  • Found in every eastern province (introduced to Newfoundland)
  • Call is a twang like a loose banjo string
  • Calling begins in late spring or early summer
  • Green with dorsolateral lines the full length down the back
  • Dark crossbands on legs
  • Male has a yellow throat and the eardrum is twice the size of the eye
  • Breeds in permanent wetlands
 Green frog