Description
1-2” (3.2-5.7cm). Bright green, yellowish green, olive green, or lime green, may have gold or white flecking. Pale yellow stripe from upper lip to groin. Large toe pads.
Call Description
Call resembles that of a rising ‘cowbell’ and can be expressed by a nasal queenk-queenk-queenk. Call may be repeated up to 75 times within a minute.
Indiana Range
Ohio and lower Wabash River valleys. This species has undergone a rapid range expansion in recent years and is colonizing new areas along the southern edge of the state.
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Cypress swamps, sloughs, cattail marshes, lakes, and ponds.
Breeding Habitat
Marshes, sloughs, and floodplain swamps, flooded fields, and farm ponds.
Breeding Season
Mid-May to Early August
Eggs
Found in small packets under the surface of the water, attached to floating vegetation or its roots.
Tadpoles
Long pointed tail. Green with a yellowish or ivory stripe on side of head from snout to eye.
