frog identification guide - adapted from toronto zoo
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Green to brown colour
Boys have a bright yellow throat
The biggest type of frog found in Ontario!
3.5-8 inches long (use the ruler on the left
to see how big they are!)
When they call to other frogs, it sounds like
someone is saying "Jug-O-Rum...Jug-O-
Rum"!
Green to brown colour
Have a ridge along their entire back
Dark brown or black round spots on
back and side
Their spots have a yellow
outline around them
2-4 inches long
When they call to other frogs, it
sounds like someone is rubbing a wet
balloon!
Green colour
Green or brown coloured legs
Bright green top lip
Dark coloured lines on its back legs
2-4 inches long
When they call to other frogs, it sounds
like someone is snapping a rubber band!
Bullfrog
Leopard Frog
Green Frog
Meet some Ottawa frogs!
Illustrations by Wallace Edwards. Handout adapted from the Adopt-a-Pond, Toronto Zoo (2016).