It's Wild Wednesday! Hop on over to the video and learn some Frogtastic facts about the Gray Treefrog and the Cope's Gray Treefrog! 🐸 | Hocking Hills State Park

Finally got a good video of the gray tree frog croaking..  he gray treefrog is a species of small arboreal holarctic tree frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada Fun fact.. Survives freezing temperatures by producing glycerol and maintaining slower metabolic processes | Kyle Underwood photography

Every summer about this time, gray tree frogs converge on Iowa ponds for mating and egg-laying, and with hundreds of frogs involved, the calling becomes a roar. They are commonly heard in forests from late spring to mid-summer, especially on quiet rainy days, but more frequently at night. Around these small breeding ponds, however, is probably the only time you'll hear them in super-concentrated numbers. The video doesn't do the overall noise level justice, because it is truly deafening. | Iowa

Did you know that gray treefrogs are only active at night? During the day, you might spot them hiding out and blending in. This one was hanging out on a porch with a spring peeper nearby. Video: Gray treefrog by Megan Seymour/USFWS. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What is that you hear? That’s right, it is spring and the frogs are out and talking! Here in St. Louis we have several species of frogs that come out and breed early in spring. Males will make their way to the water’s edge and call for females. Each species has its own unique call. In honor of #SaveTheFrogDay tomorrow, here are some more species you can hear in and around the St. Louis area this time of year. A common and very distinguishable sound this time of year is the American toad. With a