wood frog

American  

noun

1. a typically light-brown frog, Rana sylvatica, inhabiting moist woodlands of eastern North America, having a dark, masklike marking on the head.

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Etymology

Origin of wood frog

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

When the pond frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus was presented with the aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata, it quickly snapped up the beetle, swallowing it whole and alive.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2020

Studies on the five races of the Japanese pond frog, Rana nigromaculata Hallowell.

From Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea by Byers, George W.