I agree about sticking with native frogs. They're going into your pond and will be free to come and go. Non-native frogs may not survive, or may cause problems in the local environment. Yes, larger frogs may eat a few fish, but it is not a major part of their diet. They only eat what they find at or above the surface or in very shallow water. They don't dive for food. They have a pretty simple mode of existence for most of their adult lives. When they see a moving object, they judge whether to hide from it or to swallow it! Tadpoles eat mostly algae. When they are transitioning they eat nothing and live off their tail. The other thing about frogs is that all of them sing at some point in the year. Bullfrogs and green frogs tend to sing throughout the summer. They are also the ones that are most aquatic, and most likely to hang out in the pond rather than wandering off into the woods. Leopard and pickerel frogs stay near the water but like to hunt in grassy areas. Wood frogs breed in one mad rush and then spend the rest of the season in the deep damp woods. Toads will hang out in the garden if they have nice places to hide, like hollow logs or overturned flower pots. Tree frogs and peepers will be heard much more than seen. They sing mainly in the spring, and during wet weather in the summer and fall. For overwintering, some kinds will find places on land, and others will overwinter at the bottom of the pond.

Sweet. I've got several in/around my pond. He's the largest. Funny thing is that he doesn't call much. In fact, I can't ever recall a time that he did call.

Hi Seem to have a bunch of these around this year Though I've noticed them in the past there seen to be dozens of them around my pools. They are sooo shy tough to get a count on them . Another thing I've noticed is the drop in the numbers of Cane toads I thought maybe the cold winter bumped a few off?? I would identify them as "leopard" frogs but they seem MUCH smaller. Is this another "invasive" species?? gary

day_by_day, I looked up the Southern Leopard, and found a page that said there's a frog that looks very similar to it called the Pickerel Frog. I think my little guy is a pickerel because its spots are more of a square shape than rounded like the leopard. It's one of the few poisonous frogs in the US, so hopefully instead of getting eaten by the baby garter snake I found in my yard last week, they can both help protect my veggie garden! There's a stream that runs through the back of my yard for the frog, and I just put a nice big flat rock on top of the cinder blocks today for the snake to snooze on. :-) Thanx for your help!!!