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 .jpg) Description of call: "twang" of a banjo string |
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Green frog Rana clamitans melanota |
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| This is the most common frog in the park, found in or near call aquatic habitats except open shores of Lake Superior.The dominant color of the green frog is dark olive. The upper lip is light green, and males have bright yellow throats. | Park Status | Present in Park | |
| They lay their eggs in a body
of water usually in a pond, lake or in a stream in a form called a
plinth. A plinth consists of several hundred eggs which is about one
foot in length and about one egg thick. The green frogs eat as much food in the day as in the night. They rely on sight to find food. They eat small bugs and spiders. |
Abundance | Unknown | |
| Ranger Tip: The breeding season lasts all summer; hence this is the only frog likely to be heard during July or August | Residency | Breeder | |
| Other parks in which this species has been reported | Nativity | Native | |
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Green frog Rana clamitans |
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| Synonym. See Rana clamitans melanota (Harding and Holman, 1992). Most common frog of ISRO. Found near all aquatic habitats except open shores of Lake Superior. | Park Status | False Report | |
| Abundance | Common | ||
| Residency | Breeder | ||
| Other parks in which this species has been reported | Nativity | Native | |
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