CALLS OF LOUISIANA FROGS AND TOADS ARRANGED IN ORDER OF SIMILARITY OF SOUND
| Sound |
Species |
Range |
Season |
| click |
northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) |
statewide |
Spring, Summer |
| click |
southern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) |
Florida parishes |
Spring, Summer |
|
riveter |
pine woods tree frog (Hyla femoralis) |
Florida parishes |
Spring, summer |
| creak |
upland chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata feriarum) |
state |
late Fall, early Spring |
| chirp |
greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactyus planirostris) |
New Orleans area |
Spring, Summer |
| peep |
Strecker's chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri) |
Shreveport area |
Winter, early Spring |
| peep |
ornate chorus frog (Pseudacris ornata) |
SE Florida parishes |
Winter |
| peep |
spring peeper (Hyla crucifer) |
state |
late Fall, Winter |
| peep |
oak toad (Bufo quercicus) |
Florida parishes |
late Spring, Summer |
| whistle |
bird-voiced treefrog (Hyla avivoca) |
Florida parishes et al |
Spring, Summer |
| trill |
gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) |
state? |
Spring, Summer |
| trill |
Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) |
state |
Spring, Summer |
| trill |
southern toad (Bufo terrestris) |
Florida parishes |
Spring, Summer |
| trill |
American toad (Bufo americanus) |
NW Florida parishes |
late Winter, Spring |
| rattle |
gulf coast toad (Bufo valliceps) |
south half |
late Spring, Summer |
| scream |
Woodhouse's toad (Bufo woodhousei) |
state |
Spring, Summer |
| scream |
E. narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) |
state |
late Spring, Summer |
| rank |
squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) |
most of state |
Spring, Summer |
| quank |
green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) |
state |
Spring, Summer |
"toonk"
|
barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa) |
Florida parishes |
Spring, Summer |
| "tunk" |
bronze frog (Rana clamitans) |
state |
Spring, Summer |
| grunt |
pig frog (Rana gylio) |
southern |
Spring, Summer |
| "ronh" |
bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) |
state |
Spring, Summer |
| chuckle |
S. leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala) |
state |
Winter |
| snore |
pickerel frog (Rana palustris) |
N & Florida parishes |
Winter, early spring |
| snore |
southern crawfish frog (Rana areolata) |
west of Ms. R. |
Winter, early Spring |
| snore |
dusky gopher frog (Rana sevosa) |
SE Florida parishes |
Winter, early Spring |
| "mwaah" |
spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrooki) |
N & Florida parishes |
Spring |
Sounds of the oak toad, ornate chorus frog, crawfish frog, dusky gopher frog, pickerel frog, and spadefoot toad are used courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and Parks, Jackson, Mississippi and are copyrighted by that agency. The sale and use of those sounds are strictly for educational purposes. Further reproduction of those sounds for whatever reason is not permitted. Copies of "A Guide to Mississippi Frog Sounds" are available for $9.95 by contacting the Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, P.O. Box 451, Jackson, MS 39205-0451. All other frog sounds were recorded by Steve Shively or Dr. Robert A. Thomas.
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