Distinguishing the songs of frogs and toads in a nighttime chorus can be difficult, except for bullfrogs with a basso, three-syllable moan that sounds like jug-of-rum. You will probably only see the frog during breeding time because they are fossorial, generally live in burrows underground or under logs. It’s call sounds similar to a bleating sheep with a baaaaa. It is nothing humans would call beautiful although I assume it sounds good to a female frog.” Others describe this call as “the bleating of a sheep with a cold” or “sounds like brrurt-brrurt-brrurt, like a rivet gun coming from inside a tin can.” What these frogs lack in size, they make up in voice. Have a listen below: Their calls sound like the bleating of sheep or goats. Cliff chirping frogs are endemic to limestone-heavy areas of central and western Texas; they emit short, clear chirping noises late into the night that resemble those of a cricket. Frogs and Toads of Texas. The website includes a reference section (frog call look-up) and a the opportunity to test yourself on state-based quizzes (public quiz). The Wood frog chorus sounds like quacking ducks. The female will lay up to 850 eggs on the surface of the water. Rio Grande Chirping Frog: just as their name implies, tiny Rio Grande chirping frogs make a high-pitched, cricket-like chirping sound, usually from up in the trees. Did you know that the American Bullfrog is the largest frog in North America and can have a body that is up to 20 cm long and weigh over 2 lbs!

They will take 2 days to hatch and will be toadlets within a quick 30-60 days.

Southern Leopard Frog Call. Texas Distribution: In Texas, Hypopachus variolosus is known from the eastern half of South Texas, from Bee County south to Cameron, Hidalgo, and Starr counties. Listen to the calls of each of these frogs and toads and see if you can recognize them the next time you are outside. Interestingly, the cue for adult emergence during these summer thunderstorms is not moisture, but rather low frequency sound or vibration, most likely caused by rainfall or thunder. Frog Sounds. One female may lay as many as 3000 eggs. The Barking frog (Eleutherodactilus augusti) gets its name believe it or not because it sounds like a dog barking!. The call of the Bullfrog is a deep resonating sound like a cow with a head cold, or others describe it as a “jug-o-rum”.

Have a listen below: Squeaky peeps (rain calls) are given periodically by individuals from shrubs and trees in late summer and autumn. Have you ever heard a frog or toad outside? There are also Quiz options that require login for observers of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) and Frogwatch USA. Texas has an interesting array of about 30 types of salamanders and over 40 anurans (frogs and toads), ranging in diversity from the albino cave-dwelling Texas Blind Salamander to the bleating Sheep Frog of South Texas to the eel-like Amphiuma of East Texas streams. It’s call sounds similar to a bleating sheep with a baaaaa. There are also Quiz options that require login for observers of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) and Frogwatch USA.