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Hiding in the watercress, waiting for the arrival of an unobservant insect or two. This frog always sported much darker markings than the rest of our colony. #frogFriday

A Rana temporaria with dark brown skin mottled with black is lying in the water with just its eyes and mouth above the surface. It is looking towards the right of the picture. The water over its back is acting like a mirror reflecting the sky. Bright green watercress leaves surround the frog's head.

#NewSpecies!
New goose frog from #china just came in:

Boulenophrys yezhongensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/37E38F0A-0C88-50B2-89B9-2C44B39ED79D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e155430
#herpetozoa #BoulenophrysYezhongensis

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#FishFriday + #FrogFriday mashup:
Letter holder, c. 1895
Designer: Emile Gallé (France, 1846–1904)
Maker: Fayencerie de Nancy (France, 1877–1931)
Glazed earthenware, H 13 3/4 in.
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art (PO-020-68):
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1969TvYcgr/
#ArtNouveau

closeup of the frog on top of the shell holding the reins

Closeup of the two fish with reins in mouths

Yesterday evening, I spotted this cute little fellow climbing through the iris leaves at the corner of the pond. It was on its way out of the pond for a night out in the undergrowth where no (reasonably small) slug would be safe. #frogFriday

A small Rana temporaria, about 3 cm long, is climbing through the long green leaves of an iris onto the concrete tile capping the pond wall. It is looking up at the camera. Its body is light brown with a few darker markings, while its legs are light grey. The edges of terracotta pots can be seen at the bottom and right.

#FrogFriday

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #vietnam just climbed in:

Quasipaa ohlerae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0A83E8F4-0FF5-5FB3-A0D4-CB2DDB9125C1
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1240.147337
#ZooKeys #QuasipaaOhlerae

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Here's a juvenile frog happily patrolling the blanket weed at the edge of our pond. Insects regularly land on the blanket weed, and a keen frog can find the occasional slug on the retaining wall. #frogFriday

A juvenile yellow-beige Rana temporaria frog sits on blanket weed beside the retaining wall of the pond. The frog is facing to the right of the photo and has a few black markings on its back. Its back legs are a slightly darker brown and mottled with a dark brown. The frog's lips and lower jaw are white.

For when #WorldTurtleDay falls on a #FrogFriday 🐢🐸:
Paul Wayland Bartlett (USA, 1865-1925)
#Frog on #Tortoise, c.1915
Bronze
On display at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, MD

photo of the sculpture on display at museum, front view; frog sitting on top of a tortoise

photo of the sculpture on display at museum, side view

Show a leg! I didn't appreciate how long a frog's rear legs were until this gymnastic demonstration. A few minutes later, he was comfortably sitting on top of what is apparently a prime location for the capture of passing Lepidoptera. #frogFriday

A Rana temporaria frog is climbing up a green porcelain frog ornament. Captured mid-climb, the frog has one rear leg stretched down to the ground below. The leg appears to be twice as long as the frog's body. The frog is dark brown with black markings. Its legs have lighter green patches.

#NewSpecies!
New torrent treefrog from #ecuador just climbed in:

Hyloscirtus elbakyanae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9705E95E-6258-503B-B3C8-55E24B78066D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.124926
#ZooKeys #HyloscirtusElbakyanae

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I finally managed to get a picture of this shy little frog, who usually dives for cover as soon as a camera appears. This spot, close to the Peace Lily, is a favourite place to sunbathe, as a regular supply of flies land on the blanket weed, and most don't get a chance to take off again. #frogFriday

A small frog sits in the blanket weed against the wall of our pond. The frog is beige brown with a large dark patch around its tympanum. Its back legs are underwater and are lighter, mottled with dark brown and have a greenish tinge. It is intently watching the surface of the blanket weed for prey.

#FrogFriday 🐸:
Vilmos Zsolnay (Hungary, 1828-1900) #ArtNouveau #Frogs Vase, c.1900
Iridescent enameled ceramic, H 19.5 cm
https://www.aguttes.com/en/lot/18498/3985641-vilmos-zsolnay-1828-1900-vase-boule-sur-talon-circulaire-en

“A rounded vase on a circular heel in iridescent enameled ceramic representing two frogs in relief facing each other on a wavy background imitating water. Signed with the five churches stamp.”

On this rainy #FrogFriday here's a Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) enjoying a swim in a creek.

#photography #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife #WildlifePhotography

A brown toad sits on gravel in a creek in the shadow of two grey boulders.

#NewSpecies!
New odorous frog from #china just snuck in:

Odorrana calciphila

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F487A244-21B1-5F5D-B76C-1932C4C9CC4B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.142746
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #OdorranaCalciphila

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Here's one of our garden frogs ready to leap out of the watercress and viciously ambush any passing snail. I had to resort to a picture from a few years ago, as this week's camera roll is a pathetic string of photos of patches of water where frogs had been nanoseconds before. #frogFriday

A Rana temporaria frog sits on the edge of our pond surrounded by the shiny green leaves of watercress. The frog is yellowish brown, and only
its tympanum, just behind its eye, is noticeably darker. It has a reddish line down its back and much darker patches on its rear legs.

#NewSpecies!
New poison dart frog from #brazil just snuck in:

Ranitomeya aquamarina

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A7207489-42D4-5A0F-8C0F-2BBCEE058F6D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.146533
#ZooKeys #RanitomeyaAquamarina

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For both #FrogFriday + #FishFriday :
Creamer and Sugar Bowl
Tiffany & Co., USA, 1883
Silver & silver gilt
Creamer: 3 1/4 × 3 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (8.3 × 8.6 × 13.3 cm)
Sugar Bowl [with lid]: 3 3/4 × 5 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (9.5 × 14.3 × 14.9 cm)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/770532

It's been a week of contrasts. Having lost all our tadpoles earlier in the week, today we spotted a group of three adolescent frogs sunbathing at the edge of the pond. That means we still have at least six frogs calling it home. More than we thought.

Earlier in the week, we found our tadpole enclosure capsized, and all its inhabitants were gone. We suspect a bird landed on the edge, and we hope the tadpoles escaped rather than getting eaten—I need to redesign it for next year.

#frogFriday

Rana temporaria, a few years old, patiently waits at the pond's edge for something interesting and edible to wander by. It is laying on blanket weed with half its body and rear legs underwater. Its body is light brown with darker brown markings and a large dark patch behind each eye. Its front legs are in the water and look lighter, almost grey.

Under the surface, something mysterious lurks... The tadpoles are getting large now and will be thinking about growing some back legs soon. Just after taking this photo, I dropped some crushed Tetramin into the water, triggering the tadpoles' re-enactment of every piranha film ever. #frogFriday

A blurry view of Rana Temporaria tadpoles just below the surface of a pond. The tadpoles are shades of brown on top with lighter-speckled underbellies. Their eyes are clearly visible. The background is the inside of a grey perforated plant basket.

#NewSpecies!
New eastern spadefoot toad from #india just came in:

Leptobrachium aryatium

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/52785705-FFF7-557E-FF47-FF32FC3916B0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.1.4
#Zootaxa #LeptobrachiumAryatium

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#frogfriday

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