#frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Tocantins Swimming Frog (Pseudis tocantins) photographed by Igor Gerolineto Alves
#frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Tocantins Swimming Frog (Pseudis tocantins) photographed by Igor Gerolineto Alves
Night on the Pond
A silly little illustration that’s available as a silly little pint! https://evanskyarts.com/en/products/night-on-the-pond-mini-print
#frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Paraguayan Swimming Frog (Pseudis platensis) photographed by Walter S. Prado
Blue Green Frog is ready to go! Have a good one. https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/blue-green-frog-lisa-s-baker.html
#Frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Paradoxical frog or shrinking frog (Pseudis paradoxa) photographed by Mauricio Rivera Correa. This is my favorite frog's common species name so far. Apparently, it is "so called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog."
#frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Lesser swimming frog (Pseudis minuta) photographed by Raúl Maneyro
Palatable versus #poisonous: Scientists reveal how #bats learn to identify which prey is safe to eat
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-palatable-poisonous-scientists-reveal-prey.html paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2025.0450
"if they hear a call from an unpalatable #frog, they save time and energy by not responding. But frog calls do not come with automatic spam warnings... the #bat learns to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable #frogs through experience... juveniles can identify larger prey by their calls, but they can't distinguish the #toxic species"
#frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Rio Arassuahy Swimming Frog (Pseudis fusca) photographed by Mauro Teixeira Jr
You can barely see them if at all, but they can be very well heard now.
https://files.catbox.moe/9pe687.mp4
In one week they all came out or were born, I don't know how it works
#frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Cardoso's Swimming Frog (Pseudis cardosoi) photographed by Wes Neely
April 27 is #SaveTheFrogsDay - Frogs are a good indicator of how healthy an environment is. This is a northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora). It is listed as Special Concern in Canada on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act. Learn more: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eirs/finishDownloadDocument.do?subdocumentId=10251
#Frogs #FrogsOfMastodon Brazilian Swimming Frog (Pseudis bolbodactyla) photographed by Lucas Grandinetti
An eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax), the absolute cutest, just 2.5cm tip to tail. Nice way to finish my nature nerd weekend.