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[title size=”2″]Green Frog[/title]

The green frog is one of the largest frogs in eastern North America. It is native to numerous areas of Canada and the United States, including the Ozarks. The green frog is identified by its size and two ridges down its back situated on either side of a dorsolateral fold. It is slightly smaller than its cousin, the bullfrog, typically growing to a length of 2.5 to 3.5 inches, about the size of a human fist. As suggested by their name, green frogs are green to brownish-green colored with dark blotches around its body. It has smooth skin all over and large-sized tympanums, which are round structures located behind the eyes that are used for hearing. The green frog has a throaty call similar to the plucking of a low key banjo string. The males have been heard to croak during both the day and the night. The green frog is a male territorial animal that sets up its territory near shallow freshwater. Breeding occurs during the early summer months from May to July during which the female can lay up to 4,000 eggs. The green frog spends its first winter as a tadpole before undergoing metamorphosis from a tadpole into a young green frog. Green frogs can typically be seen in and around small ponds or lakes throughout the Ozarks, particularly during their tadpole stage.

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