Descriptive
Information
- Field
marks: Brown-greenish frog, with
lighter color stripes running from the tip of the nose over the
top of the eyes and continuing to the rear end of the frog, bulge
located on the back between the hind legs, and pointed snout
- Size:
3 inches,
- General
habitat: Freshwater shores, brackish marshes, woods,
grasslands
- General
Range: Southern Florida
- Field
Observations: We observed the frog
right off the bridge leading to observatory platform at Eco Pond.
It was on the shore right next to the water, under somewhat heavy
vegetation. We observed it for an hour and it remained motionless
for awhile until we scared it enough for it to take one leap further
into vegetation bordering the water. We believe the reason it was
inactive because it is a nocturnal amphibian. It made no sound and
was the only amphibian to be observed in the surrounding area. When
we moved in closer to the frog it quickly jumped further into the
vegetataion. At the very end of our observation we once again tried
to get a closer look but the moment we got into about three feet
of it, it jumped into the water and disappeared. We also noticed
a white spot at the tympanum, a characteristic of the Southern Leopard
Frog according to our Audubon Guide to Florida book.
- References:
- Alden, P. National Audubon Society Field Guide To Florida.
Alfred A Knopf, New York. 1998. Pg109.
- Carmichael, Pete. Williams, Winston. FloridaÕs fabulous Reptiles
& Amphibians. World Publications. 1991. Pg 65.
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