Muskoka Wildlife Centre





  
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Akayla
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Oakley


Gargoyle the Green Frog



Share Gargoyle the Green Frog's Story
Born: unknown
Sex: Male
  Gargoyle was donated to us by a reptile/amphibian facility.

Green Frog (Rana clamitans melanota)

Average Size: Average Weight:
5 -10 cm (2 - 4 in)
Average Lifespan: Range:
live at least 5 years common throughout Southern and Central Ontario

Dining and Dwelling

Life and Death

Green frogs feed mostly on invertebrates and small vertebrates including, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, caterpillars, spiders, frogs, and fish. 

They are usually found in shallow freshwater such as springs, ditches, creeks, and along the edges of lakes and ponds.

 

Breeding begins in early summer and continues until August.  The call of the males is a single, twanging note.  Females will deposit their eggs in a single layer on the water's surface.  The tadpoles over-winter and transform into adults the summer after the eggs are laid. 

Like many other types of frogs, the green frog has a wide range of predators.  Their sheer number and abundance make them a great snack for many of their predators.

 

             

That's Amazing

· The green frog is the most common frog in Ontario.

· All frogs can be sexually distinguished by their eardrum located behind their eye.  If this disk-shaped feature is larger than the eye, then it is a male, whereas in females, the eardrum and the eye are the same size.