A gorgeous salmon-red frog with a golden eye is held by a biologist so you all may enjoy his breeding splendor.
For #FrogFriday, a reminder that these beauties exist and are worth protecting. California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii). *handled with all appropriate permits*. #frogfridays #herps
A mottled greenish frog sits in a puddle amid orange algal funk. It has a ‘fold’ or ridge of skin that runs from behind its eye down to its butt.
An olive-green frog sits in a muddy, stagnant puddle. It appears to be sitting on a burlap construction wattle.
#FrogFriday is on with this California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii). Note the thick ‘ridge’ that runs from eye to butt, which is a useful way of telling this species apart from non-native bullfrogs. #herps #frogfridays #frogs #amphibs #CRLF #redleggedfrog #caredleggedfrog #fieldbiologist
A very smol, light brown frog sits in a dried puddle. He has a dark stripe through his eye and a very dark throat patch.
It’s #FrogFriday and this tiny male Pseudacris would like you to know that his magnificent dark throat patch is extremely attractive to the ladies and he just needs a little rain to get things started. #frogfridays #herps #frog #frogs #amphibians #fieldwork
Very important guest interview for #frogfridays. #frog #pseudacrisregilla #frogfriday #herps #tinyfrog #smol #frogs
A large, gelatinous orb is held loosely in a hand. A pond is seen in the background. The orb appears to contemplate if the hand is edible.
A large, gelatinous orb with a beefy tail appears to be growing some tiny thunder thighs. It may actually transition to adult form sometime this century.
A white bucket holds multiple large bullfrog tadpoles as they await their fate.
Speaking of bullfrogs… Developmentally, they tend to take a lot longer than most of our native species. No using puddles or ephemeral wetlands for these gelatinous goo balls. #frogfriday #herps #frogs #frogfridays #bullfrogs #fieldwork
A large, mottled bullfrog is held up to show its long legs and sheer heft. Chonky boi has eaten his neighbors and claimed their land. He appears unrepentant.
A reminder that bullfrogs aren’t native west of the Rockies. And that this belly can hold a whole lot of native species unprepared for this kind of gaping assault. Pass the hot sauce. #bullfrog #frogfriday #frogfridays #herps #chonk #invasivespecies #frogs #fieldwork #fieldbiologist
More #FrogFriday madness! What happens in between cute little frog egg and ‘look at the froglet!’?? This….. Pseudacris Sierra, Jan. #frog #frogs #frogeggs #frogfridays #herps #fieldwork
That would be a good one! I don't know all of the wildlife days, but there is #FrogFridays #wingedwednesdays #MammalMonday and #SundayFishSketch the latter seems very intermittent. I agree there ought to be more herp focused days. There was also #Batmas but that was just during Dec.
#FrogFridays are off to a good start with this California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii), diving in to the weekend like…. These hoppers are listed as federally threatened and have disappeared from much of their historic habitat. #herps #frogs #ranadraytonii #fieldwork
And for #FrogFridays, this tiny cute Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla). Champion of the tiny-frog-with-big-voice challenge, Western division. #frogs #herps #pseudacris #chorusfrog #caherps
A painting of a large ornate horned frog sits on the ground with tropical leaves all around them.
An ornate horned frog, also called a PacMan frog for #frogFridays Done in acrylic on panel some years ago. #wildlife #nature #herps #animals #rainforests
