Frogs Only Please.....

[koiguy1969]

took all the tadpoles down to the creek and released them... there was alot of them. i hope they dont find their way back to my yard!! 1 asmall bullfrog left here that i know of. its theonly one i've see and its been quiet.

 

[Nepen]

My residence frog came back Yey!! It came into my nature pond. I'm hoping it stays. Here's the picture. Any ody can tell me what it is?

 

[Nepen]

I think it's a Green or Bronze frog, according to http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_NC/anurans/Rancla/Ran_cla.html with the ridge of folded skin along the body...sound about right?

Oh...but it could also be Southern Leopard frog from the spots it has and also the ridge..... Hm......

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Any ody can tell me what it is
?

dorsal ridge and coloration indicates Green Frog.

 

[Neo]

We finally have a resident frog! He has been living in/around the pond for about 2 weeks. He is in the pond with my baby koi so I hope he doesn't eat them..

 

[Nepen]

dorsal ridge and coloration indicates Green Frog.

Thanks That's what I thought but it also has the spots that looks exactly like the Southern Leopard frog in this link (the light brown frog one) http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_NC/anurans/Ransph/Ran_sph.html and it has a very big hind legs... I'm actually going toward the Southern Leopard frog at the moment, but it can also be a green frog too.. I'll have to get a better picture soon.

It's still there this morning.. i'm very happy

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Thanks That's what I thought but it also has the spots that looks exactly like the Southern Leopard frog in this link (the light brown frog one)

It was hard to get a good view in the photo you posted but Green Frogs can also have spots, though usually smaller than a Southern Leopard Frog.

Its easier where I live because Northern Leopard Frogs dont look anything like Green Frogs.

 

[Nepen]

It was hard to get a good view in the photo you posted but Green Frogs can also have spots, though usually smaller than a Southern Leopard Frog.

Its easier where I live because Northern Leopard Frogs dont look anything like Green Frogs.

I saw it up close yesterday with more details - it has very pointy face and white belly with some dark spots around the edge... went to look at the frog descriptions and both the Green frog has white belly with at least some dark spots or mottling but the Southern Leopard has a plain white belly and a pointy nose (as written in the description, Green frog seems to have pointy nose too but it didnt have that in the description)... does not really help with the identification does it...

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Here are the frogs that come visit at our pond

 

[bettasngoldfish]

And if you look very close you will see baby frogger takin a ride on one of the floating plants

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Here are the frogs that come visit at our pond

Those are all toads.. the reason I point it out is because its important for you to know toads cant swim (or jump) nearly as well as frogs and can drown if they cant easily get out of the water. nice photos!

 

[bettasngoldfish]

thank you They just showed up one day unexpectedly and we really were not sure what they were

We did find one or two of them had drown. The picture of them in the net was because we took them out of the pond because we weren't sure they could get out on their own. That's when I went and bought the fake silk floating flowers so they would have something to hang onto or to sit on. They usually show up in the spring before I have any live floating plants in the pond.

 

[SE18]

My beautiful leopard frog disappeared (he came to my canal/aqueduct) on his or her own. So I was griefstricken sort of, wondering if the stray neighborhood cats who live in the sewer got him/her.

Then the other day, to my amazement, I found the frog in the front of the house amidst some sesame leaf plants (my wife is Korean). So you can imagine how overjoyed I was, since we don't keep fish.

I'd always thought frogs stay near water and only migrate during rainy periods. So what was this leopard frog thinking to be so far from the backyard water! Obviously insects, but I'd have thought it would need to be very close to water so as its skin doesn't dry out (toads can travel a long ways from water).

So it's hard to get inside the frog's head. Hopefully, it returns and finds my backyard hospitable! I just don't want it crossing the road, as I always see flat frogs in the road, thanks to drivers texting or not caring at all about a poor froggy.

 

[Nepen]

My frog is gone too I'm hoping it comes back soon. I always saw flat frogs in the road in Thailand, has not seen any yet here in NC!

 

[Nepen]

Got several tadpoles and put them in my small pond two days ago. Wow, they clean up my pond's algae and mug pretty good! I'm hoping they will have enough to eat until they turn to frog. What else do they eat if they clean everything up already? Will they eat my water plants? They are supposed to be tree frog. How long does it takes for them to change anyway?