Wisconsin Status: Endangered
Federal Status: Not listed
How to Identify
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (1.6-3.8 cm); light brown to black; rough skin; dark triangle between eyes; longitudinal dark stripe on back of thigh.
Habitat
In or near permanent bodies of shallow water with submerged plants.
Breeding
May through July.
Voice
Like the clicking of pebbles in rapid succession, or like clicking two "steelie" marbles in your hand.
Sound