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Learn to identify Alabama's winter frogs by listening to their calls below. To learn more about Alabama's winter frogs, read the Winter 2004-05 issue of the Alabama Wildlife magazine.

Northern Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer

Northern Spring Peeper Common statewide. Breeds January to April in ponds, pools, and swamps in, or near, wooded areas. Rarely encountered during warmer months.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Upland Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum

Chorus Frog Common nearly statewide; absent from extreme southern Alabama except along Conecuh and Chattahoochee rivers where its distribution barely extends into Florida. Breeds December to April in temporary pools in woods and fields.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Mountain Chorus Frog - Pseudacris brachyphona

Mountain Chorus Frog Absent from most of the Coastal Plain, but common in north Alabama. Breeds December to April in shallow temporary pools in wooded areas, most often in hilly terrain.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Southern Chorus Frog - Pseudacris nigrita

Southern Chorus Frog Locally common in extreme southern Alabama. Breeds February to May, usually in grassy temporary wetlands in, or near, areas of sandy soils.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Ornate Chorus Frog - Pseudacris ornata

Ornate Chorus Frog Uncommon to locally common in the Coastal Plain east of the Cahaba and Alabama Rivers. Breeds from December to March in shallow, temporary pools.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala

Southern Leopard Frog Common statewide. Fairly aquatic but ranges away from water when foraging. Often seen on roads. Breeds mostly December through March in woodland pools, swamps, ponds, and other wetlands.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Pickerel Frog - Rana palustris

Pickerel Frog Fairly common to uncommon and locally distributed in all regions above the Fall Line, with disjunct populations in Monroe and Conecuh counties. Frequently encountered in, and near, cave entrances, but exploits other cool water habitats. Breeds in winter and early spring.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica

Wood Frog Rare and local in distribution. Documented from twelve locations in eastern Ridge and Valley and upper Piedmont from Mount Cheaha south to Horseshoe Bend in Tallapoosa County. A highly terrestrial frog of deciduous forests. Breeds January to February in woodland pools. Thought to be declining, but status is poorly known.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

Gopher Frog - Rana capito

Gopher Frog Declining and seriously imperiled. Principally a Coastal Plain longleaf pine forest inhabitant. Highly terrestrial, but breeds late January to March in open temporary ponds. Alabama's only remaining breeding sites are in Escambia and Covington Counties.
Frog Call:	Streaming	Download

American Toad - Bufo americanus

American Toad Fairly common in northeastern Alabama. Breeds in temporary woodland pools from January to May. Encountered most frequently in late winter to early spring near deciduous forest.
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