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A close-up of the spiked palmar tubercles on the hands of #Agalychnis annae the Blue-sided Leaf Frog.

- March 31, 2016

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White's Tree Frog, #Litoria caerulea #ScientificIllustration ... One of my first.

- March 30, 2016

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Another crazy-eyed #GlassFrog #Sachatamia albomaculata, the White Spotted Glass Frog from #Panama #Centrolenidae #amphibiansofinstagram #AmphibianConservation #CaptiveAssuranceColonies

- March 29, 2016

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I love the goofy expression on this Granular Glass Frog, Cochranella granulosa. #GlassFrog #Centrolenidae #GoofyFrog #CaptiveBred #frogLAB

- March 28, 2016

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A Great Short Video about Chytrid and Panamanian Frogs featuring our friend and collaborator Edgardo Griffin!

- March 28, 2016

#Ambystoma cingulatum, the Frosted Flatwoods #Salamander and #illustrations of other rare and endangered #amphibians are for sale through tomorrow at #theribbitexhibit ...

- March 26, 2016

Come out to @kavarnadecatur and support amphibian conservation! #ScientificIllustration #AmphibianConservation #flatwoods #FlatwoodsSalamander I illustrated this amazing species in #Photoshop

Sunday is the last day of the #RibbitExhibit at @kavarnadecatur .

- March 25, 2016

There is still a lot of amazing artwork still for sale - originals and prints, like this incredible illustration of the #CriticallyEndangered Black-eyed Leaf Frog, Agalychnis moreletii painted by Henry Adams @henryca23 I will be there from 4 - 6pm on Sunday if you are interested in purchasing artwork, or picking up the artwork purchased at the opening. A portion of the proceeds benefit Amphibian Conservation! If you have questions, or are interested in placing an order over the phone, please call/text me at 678 379 TOAD (8623) or email me theRibbitExhibit@gmail.com

Southern Chorus Frog, Pseudacris nigrita tadpole, Fort Stewart, GA

- March 23, 2016

I found multiple sizes and eggs of these guys in most of the wetlands we surveyed for Flatwoods Salamanders. #Pseudacris #Pseudacrisnigrita #ChorusFrog #Amphibians #AmphibianMonitoring #AmphibianConservation via Instagram http://ift.tt/1UNv8zy

Bsal Fact Sheet

- March 23, 2016

If you are concerned about the recently described chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans ( Bsal ), which has been up to 100% lethal to infected salamanders in Europe, please read this current fact sheet issued by the Department of Defense. For the latest news on Bsal, please see salamanderfungus.org, or visit us on Twitter @salamanderfungi or on Facebook.

Granular Glass Frog, Cochranella granulosa is an amazingly beautiful species. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with them. #Cochranellagranulosa #Centrolenidae #GlassFrog #CaptiveBred #CaptiveBreeding

- March 22, 2016

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A great time today at the Atlanta Science Festival Scientific Illustration Workshop

- March 20, 2016

I had a wonderful time talking about scientific illustration today. The illustration workshop was a lot of fun, and some great work was done by the audience from specimens (alcoholic and skeletal) ... We also brought in a few live critters to draw from. Kavarna is a wonderful place for scientific engagement. The Amphibian exhibition of illustrations will be open for one more week, so please stop by if you would like to see the impressive collection of illustrations, pottery and photography. Anthony and 'Blinkie' the Breaded Dragon were both hits. Illustration can be very exciting when you are working from live specimens! A great Argentine Horned Frog drawn from markers Tim drew the skull and dorsal plate of an Argentine Horned Frog, Ceratophrys ornata Alison drew from the skull of an African Bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus Aaron, one of the wonderful ASF volunteers (photo by Marc Merlin) It was a very interactive event! (photo by Marc ...