Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide
Carpenter Frog, Rana virgatipes
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| The Carpenter Frog is a medium to small frog attaining lengths around 2.5 inches. The are so named because their call can be described as sounding like a carpenter hammering. What at first glance appears to be a dorsolateral fold is actually a light line starting on the eye, Carpenter frogs do not have dorsolateral ridges. There is a second light line on the side and these lines help to distinguish this frog from others. As in some other species of frogs, the gender of the individual frog can be determined by the size of the tympanic membrane relative to the eye. The membrane will be considerably larger than the eye in the males and about the same size as the eye in the females. Carpenter Frogs are closely associated with sphagnum bogs found in the coastal plain fron New Jersey, where this specimen was found, to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. |
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