Amphibians 

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                                                                                                                                                                                           The wood frog, Rana sylvatica, has a dark patch under each eye and is found in wet woods. It grows up to 2 3/4 inches long, breeds in the early spring in puddles and ponds, and has hoarse, duck-like call.  

The Green Frog, Rana clamitians melanota, grows up to 3 1/2 inches long and is mottled green or olive in color. It lives in ponds and stream, feeds on insects, and has a call like a  loose banjo string.

The gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor, grows up to 2 inches long, is a mottled gray  color,  breeds in the spring in ponds and puddles, and has a loud trill-like call. It has adhesive pads on its toes that allow it to climb quickly through shrubs and trees hunting for insects.

The fowlers toad, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, grows up to 3 inches long, is greenish-brown in color, and breeds in ponds and puddles. It is common in woodlands and is named after S.P. Flower who was an early Massachusetts naturalist.  

The northern red salamander, Pseudotriton ruber, grows up to 6 inches long, is dark red with black spots, and feeds on insects. It lives under stone and logs in moist areas.  

                                                                    Wildlife of Weymouth Township