What is the Northern Leopard Frog's call?

Answer 1

"Chuckleluck-chuckleluck-chuckleluck-chuckleluck" is the call of the Relict Leopard Frog (Rana onca, Lithobates onca).

Specifically, the voice of the Relict Leopard Frog is a rapidly repeated series of chuckles and grating notes. It is similar to that call of the Lowland Leopard Frog (R. yavapaiensis). The call tends to be given underwater and during the months between February and April as well as in November.

Answer 2

"Ca-ha-ha-ac, ca-ha-ha-ac, ca-ha-ha-ac" is the call of the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica, Lithobates sylvaticus).

Specifically, the voice of the Wood Frog is a soft, duck-like cackle. Wood Frogs are among the first of the spring breeders. In fact, they breed from only a few days to at most a week after the ice and snow start melting in February.

Answer 3

A rattling snore of at least 3 seconds is the call of the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens,Lithobates pipiens).

Specifically, the voice of the Northern Leopard Frog begins quite softly, builds to a level of loudness and trails off. The call is heard during the warmer weather in late winter and early spring. Breeding may last as short as a week or as long as a month or more.

Answer 4

A scraping rasp is the call of the Sierra Madre Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa).

Specifically, the voice of the Sierra Madre Yellow-legged Frog tends to include stutters and to emphasize loud endings. An audibly less strained quality to the call distinguishes it from the very similar call of the Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (R.sierrae). The call may be heard between March and June, as soon as the ice and the snow are melted and stream levels stabilize. But it is made underwater so it often is missed by frog fans.

Answer 5

The Pacific Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) has no known call.

Specifically, Pacific Tailed Frogs lack external eardrums. They live in and around the noisy environments of rapidly flowing streams. Rocky Mountain Tailed Frogs are not known to vocalize at all in an environment so inhospitable to communication.