Family: Ranidae, True Frogs view all from this family

Description 1 5/8-2 5/8" (4.1-6.7 cm). Small, brown; 4 distinct yellowish stripes down back but no dorsolateral folds. Underside cream to yellow, with random dark spotting. Webbing does not reach tip of longest toe.

Voice   A rhythmic hammering sound; chorus sounds like several carpenters at work.

Breeding April to August. Eggs laid in clusters are attached to vegetation. Tadpoles transform during the following spring.

Habitat Sphagnum bogs and sphagnum fringes of lakes and ponds. Also found in tea-colored, slow-moving water with abundant emergent vegetation.

Range The coastal plain from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey to s. Georgia.

Discussion Nocturnal. This frog is often seen wholly out of water but is never far from the edge. When frightened, it leaps into water and hides beneath vegetation, swimming only a short distance before it breaks the surface for a quick look at the pursuer.