Wood frogs — Lithobates sylvaticus, also known as Rana sylvatica — live farther north than any other amphibian, even beyond ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...

The next time you declare that you are “freezing to death,” spare a thought for the wood frog who gets so cold in winter that its heart stops beating – but it does not die. Once the spring thaw ...

Some social media users are sharing an image they claim shows a frozen wood frog. The subject of the image is a green creaturecovered in frost crystals. "In Alaska, wood frogs freeze for seven months ...

Some animals in Canada will chill off so much in winter that they actually freeze, ensuring their survival through the harsh months. Such is the case with the wood frog. To ensure it can make it ...

It takes about a day to thaw out, then it's back to normal for the frog and it makes its way to its natal vernal pool. If you listen for the peepers this season, you'll know when the wood frogs are on ...

Their staccato voices can make a muskeg bog as loud as a city street, though most are so small they could sit in a coffee cup without scraping their noses. They surprise hikers, who notice them ...

With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...

If you’re out on a walk in early spring and you happen to hear clucking, don’t start looking around for barnyard birds. The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the ...

Things didn’t look good for the five frozen wood frogs. The palm-sized amphibians were hibernating in a box outside Brian Barnes’ Fairbanks home a few decades ago. Barnes, director of the Institute of ...

A fancy camera offers new insight into the distinct calls of a springtime male wood frog chorus. By Sabrina Imbler In the winter, the woods of New Hampshire are littered with small, frozen frogs.

December 2023 was certainly an unusual month in the Northland. Not only did we have a small amount of snow — only about 5 inches (normal is about 18) — this follows a record-setting snowy December ...