Wood Frog
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Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Nahanni National Park
5 Verified records at Nahanni National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Lithobates sylvaticus or Rana sylvatica, commonly known as the wood frog, is a frog species that has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the boreal forest of the north to the southern Appalachians, with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina. The wood frog has garnered attention from biologists because of its freeze tolerance, relatively great degree of terrestrialism (for a ranid), interesting habitat associations (peat bogs, vernal pools, uplands), and relatively long-range movements. It is the only North American frog that occurs north of the Arctic Circle. The ecology and conservation of the wood frog has attracted research attention in recent years because they are often considered "obligate" breeders in ephemeral wetlands (sometimes called "vernal pools"), which are themselves more imperiled than the species that breed in them. The wood frog has been proposed to be the official state amphibian of New York. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Frog sighting in Nahanni National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park

Boreal Chorus Frog
LC

Boreal Chorus Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudacris maculata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
2 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
3 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
4 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
5 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
7 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
10 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
11 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
15 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
18 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Frog in Nahanni National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Frog sighting in Nahanni National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wood Frog in Nahanni National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Wood Frog in Nahanni National Park in our monthly data.

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