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rock
pond
amphibian
prince charming
Rana clamitans
green head
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
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Another frog_ DSC 6073

Another frog_ DSC 6073
A green frog (Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitans) on a rock beside a pool. It looks almost as though its head was dipped in a can of green paint. I was going to call it Prince Charming, but perhaps it's Princess Charming? Which led me to realize that I have no idea how to tell the females from the males by sight. A quick trip to Wikipedia revealed that in Green Frogs "the male tympanum is twice the diameter of the eye, whereas in females, the tympanum diameter is about the same as that of the eye, and males have bright yellow throats". So, this, it seems, is Princess Charming.

Ronald Stachowiak, Luc Reiniche, Fotofan, Diana Australis and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo


6 comments - The latest ones
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
you were close to the frog
14 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful close-up.
14 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
An excellent capture, again.
14 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Great capture, Andrew
14 months ago.
Andrew Trundlewagon club has replied to Diana Australis club
Thanks!
14 months ago.
 Ronald Stachowiak
Ronald Stachowiak club
never seen before such a frog with different colors !
8 months ago.

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