Wood frogs are an
interesting species. They are much more
terrestrial then many other types of frogs. They typically live in wooded habitats and often breed in temporary pools instead of ponds or lakes. This allows then to stay away from predators that are often found in and around larger and more permanent wetlands, like large fish and wading birds such as heron and egrets.
Wood frogs are a northern species that can survive temperatures below freezing. They do not typically hibernate in the water, instead they usually over winter in top soil or under brush piles. They survive freezing temperatures by storing up urea in their tissues prior to the
on slot of winter. Their liver also begins to convert glycogen into large quantities of glucose as the temperatures begin to fall. The urea and glucose act as a kind of antifreeze allowing the frog to survive the winter as long as over 65% of their body water does not freeze.
Wood frogs are an interesting species. They are much more terrestrial then many other types of frogs. They typically live in wooded habitats and often breed in temporary pools instead of ponds or lakes. This allows then to stay away from predators that are often found in and around larger and more permanent wetlands, like large fish and wading birds such as heron and egrets.
Wood frogs are a northern species that can survive temperatures below freezing. They do not typically hibernate in the water, instead they usually over winter in top soil or under brush piles. They survive freezing temperatures by storing up urea in their tissues prior to the on slot of winter. Their liver also begins to convert glycogen into large quantities of glucose as the temperatures begin to fall. The urea and glucose act as a kind of antifreeze allowing the frog to survive the winter as long as over 65% of their body water does not freeze.
