The Calls of Frogs and Toads [Audio CD]

Lang Elliott (Author), Cynthia Page (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

A comprehensive audio guide to the breeding calls and other sounds made by 42 species of frogs and toads found east of the Great Plains. Includes a 65-minute compact disc and 44-page booklet. "Part One" is a reference guide to the calls of 42 native species, arranged by taxonomic family and grouped by similarity of sounds. Each species is introduced by name and followed by a sample of its calls. "Part Two" is a narrated introduction featuring examples of advertisement calls, aggressive calls, release calls, rain calls, distress calls, warning calls, hybrid clls, countersinging, mixed species choruses, and more. The illustrated 44-page booklet provides detailed desriptions of the calls of each species along with physical characteristics, life history, and breeding information.

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About the Author

Lang Elliott is the owner of NatureSound Studio, a wildlife recording company based in Ithaca, New York. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Northword Audio; Revised edition (July 1, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 1878194259
• ISBN-13: 978-1878194251
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,873,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Calling All Frogs!, August 11, 2005

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Sybil (Virginia Beach VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Calls of Frogs and Toads (Paperback)

The real value in this compact field guide is not in the very clear photos and descriptions, but is in the remarkably clear and useful recordings of amphibian calls. Since frogs and toads are active at night, they are generally identified by their calls - and this is the most useful guide I have obtained. Great addition to any naturalist's field guide collection!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent work on frogs of eastern and central US, December 16, 2002

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This review is from: The Calls of Frogs and Toads (Audio CD)

...which is why the previous reviewer did not find the Pacific Treefrog...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love these froggies!, September 16, 2008

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Laurie J. Neverman "The Common Sense Woman" (Denmark, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Calls of Frogs and Toads (Paperback)

Two thumbs up! The guidebook pictures are clear, the descriptions are detailed and include information on where each species can be found (what region of the US and what type of habitat). Each track on the CD includes an introduction with both the common and Latin name of the species. Now I know exactly who I've been hearing outside. After the individual sounds tracks, the author also shares some "combo" tracks with more than one species and describes the conditions and exactly what is going on with the frogs/toads in question. I thought this was really helpful because when encountered in the wild you typically don't find a single animal on its own. It was also entertaining, as when he shared the "frog with a stutter", turf wars and mixed species frog calls. My whole family enjoyed this CD and it was a great addition to our homeschool biology studies.