floridensis
janson jones
Category: Ranidae
Lithobates sylvaticus, 10 August 2008
Lithobates sylvaticus, the Wood frog; Anchorage, Alaska (10 August 2008). Here’s my northernmost species of amphibian: A wood frog, Lithobates sylvaticus, photographed in an Anchorage municipal park. A few years later, I actually found one near Fairbanks, Alaska, even farther to the north, so… Continue Reading “Lithobates sylvaticus, 10 August 2008”
Lithobates grylio, 12 June 2016
Lithobates grylio, the Pig frog; Collier county, Florida (12 June 2016). Here’s a chunky one from south Florida a few clicks back. This is a Pig frog found chilling on the edge of annihilation — that is to say it was chilling out along… Continue Reading “Lithobates grylio, 12 June 2016”
Lithobates sphenocephalus, 15 April 2023 (b)
Lithobates sphenocephalus, the Southern leopard frog; Volusia county, Florida (15 April 2023). Check out this behemoth of a Southern leopard frog. I’m amazed I was able to get so close; the frog was facing the water and tensing its muscles every few seconds —… Continue Reading “Lithobates sphenocephalus, 15 April 2023 (b)”
Lithobates sphenocephalus, 15 April 2023 (a)
Lithobates sphenocephalus, the Southern leopard frog; Volusia county, Florida (15 April 2023). The first of two Southern leopard frogs from 15 April 2023. In truth, there were hundreds of them… but I only snagged decent shots of two of them. With some recent rain… Continue Reading “Lithobates sphenocephalus, 15 April 2023 (a)”
Lithobates grylio, 13 April 2023
Lithobates grylio, the Pig frog; Volusia county, Florida (13 April 2023). I came across some nifty Pig frogs loitering about near the water’s edge near my neighborhood. It was a softly-raining evening, so the frogs were very much out and about. Now that we’re… Continue Reading “Lithobates grylio, 13 April 2023”
Lithobates sphenocephalus, 11 December 2020
Lithobates sphenocephalus, the Southern leopard frog; Volusia county, Florida (11 December 2020). Love it when they go electric-green. Our local Leopard frogs really are something species. They can be extremely abundant in certain areas, casting a wave of leaping frog action as you walk… Continue Reading “Lithobates sphenocephalus, 11 December 2020”
Lithobates clamitans clamitans, 29 June 2019
Lithobates clamitans clamitans, the Bronze frog; Volusia county, Florida (29 June 2019). Known regionally as the Bronze frog, Lithobates clamitans clamitans is a most-excellent true frog. Volusia county, where I live, is the southern extent of its range on the east coast, but we… Continue Reading “Lithobates clamitans clamitans, 29 June 2019”
Lithobates catesbeianus, 18 October 2006
Lithobates catesbeianus, the American bullfrog; Seminole county, Florida (18 October 2006). An old picture of an American bullfrog that used to hang out by our patio back in Sanford, Florida. We lived in an apartment complex near the edge of Lake Monroe for about… Continue Reading “Lithobates catesbeianus, 18 October 2006”
Lithobates sphenocephalus, 02 July 2022
Lithobates sphenocephalus, the Southern leopard frog; Flagler county, Florida (02 July 2022). Southern leopard frogs are, as I’m sure they are across most of their range, quite abundant throughout central Florida. This is the species I most commonly encounter during the day. They are… Continue Reading “Lithobates sphenocephalus, 02 July 2022”
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