Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRanidae (Rànids)
- GenusLithobates (American Water Frogs)
- SpeciesLithobates sylvaticus (Wood Frog)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wood Frog in Shenandoah National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Wood Frog sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wood Frog in Shenandoah National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Wood Frog in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.