This little frog is only about the size of a quarter, but it’s got a mighty voice! It can be green, brown, or gray, and it has a cool dark stripe from its nose to its shoulder.
Mostly in the Sierra Nevada mountains, but sometimes in lower areas. It likes wet places, but can also be found hiding under rocks or leaves when it’s dry.
It hangs out in mountains and meadows, especially near puddles, ponds, or streams. When it’s time to find a mate, the male starts singing—loudly! It’s like the frog version of a love song competition.
Development and farming
dry up their breeding ponds.
Pesticides and pollution
hurt them.
They’re small and fragile—easy to miss, easy to lose.
Chorus frogs are bug-eating machines and great indicators of clean water. If frogs disappear, it usually means something is very wrong with the environment. Plus, who doesn’t love a singing frog?
