Sounds of Smilisca fodiens - Lowland Burrowing Treefrog
(=Pternohyla fodiens)

Advertisement Calls

An advertisement call is the most well-known call of a frog. It is produced by a male frog in order to attract females during the breeding season and to warn other rival males of his presence. Frogs usually make the calls around bodies of water that are suitable for breeding and egg laying. These calls can be heard during the evening and at night, and sometimes during daylight at the peak of the breeding season.

The advertisement call of the Lowland Burrowing Treefrog is a loud, low-pitched, metallic honk or quack, with no rising inflection, repeated two to three times per second.

Two males calling at night while sitting on wet grass at the edge of a shallow rain pool in Pima County, Arizona.