In a few special places around Wisconsin, it’s possible to enjoy the powerful song of bullfrogs. The deep strumming and loud “Earp!” calls make it hard to miss a bullfrog putting on a courtship display.
Bull frogs are the heavyweights of the amphibian world. As the largest of our North American frogs, they commonly reach lengths of 6-8 inches and weigh up to a pound!
After the female lays roughly 20,000 eggs it takes tadpoles two and sometimes three summers to mature into adults. As adults, bullfrogs are predators that eat a varied diet of insects, fish, small birds, and even mice!
Despite their impressive size, Bullfrogs are not widespread in Wisconsin due to their special habitat requirements. Since it takes so long for the tadpoles to mature, they need special kinds of wetlands to thrive. Permanent ponds with enough depth to avoid freezing solid in winter is critical. Since tadpoles are vulnerable, the best bull frog ponds do not have fish so they can avoid that source of predation. Lastly, they need dense shoreline vegetation and submerged cover, like logs and brush, to hide from other predators like herons, egrets, and kingfishers. When all these habitat conditions come together, it can be a bull frog haven!
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