The Calls of Frogs and Toads

Learn the sounds of 42 species of frogs and toads native to eastern and central North America with this unique 72 page full color book and an accompanying 65-minute audio compact disc.

Part one of the compact disc is a reference guide to the calls of every species. Arranged by taxonomic family and grouped by similarity of sounds, each species is introduced by name followed by a sample of its calls. Part two of the disc is a narrated introduction featuring examples of advertisement calls, aggressive calls, release calls, rain calls, distress calls warning calls, hybrid calls, countersinging, mixed species choruses, and more. The full color book provides excellent photographs as well as detailed descriptions of the calls of each species along with physical characteristics, life history, and breeding information.

80-page full color book with 65-minute compact disc.
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List of 42 species covered in this guide:

Ranidae - True Frogs

Bullfrog
Pig Frog
Green Frog
Wood FrogMink
FrogCarpenter Frog
Florida Bog Frog
Plains Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Pickerel Frog
Gopher Frog
Crawfish Frog
River Frog

Hylidae - Treefrogs and Allies

Green Treefrog
Pine Barrens Treefrog
Barking Treefrog
Squirrel Treefrog
Pine Woods Treefrog
Gray Treefrog
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Spring Peeper
Ornate Chorus Frog
Strecker's Chorus Frog
Little Grass Frog
Western Chorus Frog
Southern Chorus Frog
Brimley's Chorus Frog
Mountain Chorus Frog
Northern Cricket Frog
Southern Cricket Frog

Bufonidae - True Toads

American Toad
Southern Toad
Gulf Coast Toad
Fowler's Toad
Great Plains Toad
Oak Toad

Pelobatidae - Spadefoots

Eastern Spadefoot
Plains Spadefoot

Microhylidae - Narrowmoth Toads

Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Plains Narrowmouth Toad
Publishing Information:
The Calls of Frogs and Toads
Paperback: 80 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.28 x 8.02 x 6.03
Publisher: Stackpole Books; Book and CD edition (March 2004)
ISBN: 0811729680

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