Western chorus frogs are small 40 mm (1.6 in), smooth skinned, and greenish-grey, reddish, olive, or brown in color.

[4] This chorus frog has a huge distribution, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, and New Jersey to central Arizona.

[5] Western chorus frogs live in a variety of different habitats, but areas of more permanent water increase the risk of predation on eggs and/or tadpoles.

The western chorus frog remains close to these ephemeral aquatic habitats, since they provide excellent mating, breeding, and hibernation grounds.

Since these areas tend to dry out, these frogs can be, but are less commonly, found in fallowed agricultural fields, damp woodlands, roadside ditches, and wooded swamps.

Any disturbances to the frog's environment causes them to stop calling and dive into the depths of whatever water source they reside near, under leaf litter, logs, rocks, or loose soil, for minutes.

Froglets (the transition or metamorphic phase between tadpole and frog) will feed on smaller prey, such as mites, midges, and springtails.

Typically, western chorus frog's breeding season starts in March through May, with April being the most active month.

Although quite adaptable and tolerant to human activity, western chorus frog populations are declining in certain areas.

[6][7] The western chorus frog is currently the subject of a legal dispute over compensation between a landowner and the Government of Canada.

Deformities, reduction in reproductive success, or changes in morphology in either the larval or adult forms could indicate pollution or toxic substances in the environment, sometimes trematodes.