Carpenter Frog (Lithobates virgatipes) is a frog distributed patchily along the Atlantic coastal plain, often associated with acidic water or sphagnum bogs. This frog is named for its distinctive, two-syllable call, which sounds like a distant hammer striking wood, usually repeated a few times. They are closely associated with water, and can be very wary and difficult to locate (Conant & Collins, 1998). Carpenter Frog is ranked as S3 (watchlist species) in Maryland, and its known distribution is restricted to the eastern shore coastal plain (maryland DNR site).
The combination of a lack of dorsolateral ridges, and four prominent pale stripes down back will serve to identify this frog.
There are 44 records in the project database.
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