Info about the Wood Frog

Name: Wood Frog

Facts about the Wood Frog: Wood frogs have adapted to super cold climates by freezing over the winter. During this time, they stop breathing and their hearts cease to beat. They produce a special antifreeze substance that prevents ice from freezing within their cells, which would be deadly. Ice does form, however, in the spaces between the cells.

In the amphibian world, wood frogs may be the species best able to recognize their family. When many tadpoles are in the same place, siblings seek each other out and group together.

Locations: Wood frogs are found throughout the forests of Alaska and the northeast. They are found in smaller numbers as far south as Alabama and northwest into Idaho. They are the only frog that lives north of the Arctic Circle.