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Frog Identification Guide

Western (Striped) Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)

  • 1.9 to 3.9 cm
  • Found only in southern Ontario and Quebec
  • Call sounds like a finger running down the teeth of a comb
  • Call very similar to Boreal Chorus Frog
  • Calling begins in early spring
  • Light brown, with three dark, sometimes broken stripes down back
  • Breeds in temporary or permanent wetlands in open areas
Western chorus frog