The encounter call sounds like a short trill. A different sound, called an 'encounter' call, is used to chase off other males. The Spring Peepers' 'Peep!' is called an advertisement call because it is used to attract females.

When hundreds of Spring Peepers are gathered together on a warm rainy night during the breeding season, the sound can be deafening! Individual Spring Peepers can make these peeps in quick succession. Spring Peepers ( Pseudacris crucifer) have a distinctive call that consists of a single high-pitched 'Peep!'.

Introduced to Hawaii as early as the 1930s. The sound of the Cane Toad is much more like a prolonged rattling sound.Ĭane Toads are native to Central and South America, but they have been introduced around the world, becoming an invasive pest in many areas. Listen to how its call is lower than the trill of the American Toad. The male Cane Toad ( Rhinella marina ) in this video was recorded in July 2019 on Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. In addition to the long trill of the toads, you can hear the Spring Peepers calling too. The first set of videos show individual calling male toads before females arrive at the pond. The fourth video shows a group of four males battling each other to mate with a single female toad.Īmerican Toad 2016 Playlist: several short videos of American Toads in northeast Ohio. The third video shows some male toads trying to break apart two amplexed pairs of toads.

The second video shows a toad calling next to a spring peeper. The first video shows two toads calling to each other. Its long duration helps distinguish it from the individual 'Peeps!' of the Spring Peeper, or the short trill of the Gray Treefrog.Īmerican Toad 2015 Playlist: four short videos of American Toad breeding behavior. Anaxyrus americanus) have a high pitched trill that can last from six to twelve or more seconds. Your browser does not support the audio element.Īmerican Toads ( Bufo americanus A.K.A. Western Chorus Frog: Pseudacris triseriataĬomparing Gray Treefrogs H. Additionally, I have recently started offering some images through shutterstock as amphibian stock photos. If you have any questions about these images, or would like to use them, please contact me, Mike Benard, via email: mfbenard (at) gmail com.įor tweets on amphibians and other ecology topics, follow me on Like my photos? You can purchase high-resolution digital downloads and prints of my photos at my smugmug reptile and amphibian photo gallery. People might interpret the songs as a sign of the change of seasons.Įnjoy these audio recordings and videos.

Predators might think the song signals a tasty treat. Male frogs might decide whether or not to fight based on a the sound of another male's call. Female frogs might assess the quality of a male through the nuances of his call. Male frogs have tremendously diverse vocalizations, and their sounds can mean different things depending on the listener.

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