These calls can have different functions. The advertisement call is the most well-known call of a frog or toad. It is made by a male during the breeding season to establish his territory and …

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Jun 3, 2017 · The Frogs and Toads of North America: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification,Behavior, and Calls

On a very rare occasion, I was able to stumble upon ten or so male Northern Leopard Frogs on a day they chose to call for the ladies! Right place, right time. Once in their territory and not...

The advertisement call is a soft grating snore lasting about two seconds (the snore of the Northern Leopard Frog lasts much longer and is followed by soft grunts). Garbled, throaty notes are occasionally given, along with a staccato guck! that sounds much like the call of the Green Frog.

These calls can have different functions. The advertisement call is the most well-known call of a frog or toad. It is made by a male during the breeding season to establish his territory and …

Mar 31, 2025 · The northern leopard frog looks like the pickerel frog, but its blotches are round, rather than rectangular. It breeds from mid-March to May with its distinctive, deep and resonant snore occasionally punctuated by clucking. The northern leopard frog’s call compares to the sound when you rub your thumb across the surface of an inflated balloon.

A Lowland Leopard frog calls at night from the edge of the small pond in Pima County, Arizona described above. A second frog, close, but not in the picture, also makes a few sounds.

The leopard frogs are making the more muted clicking and buzzy sounds. Frogs produce their calls by inflating part of their mouth lining under their throat with air through an opening in the bottom of their mouths.

The mating calls of southern leopard frogs are a familiar background sound to many Texans living near ponds, streams and wetlands. To obtain a tape of the calls of frogs and toads of Texas, contact Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Wildlife Diversity Branch, 512-912-7011.