The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

 I have been more or less obsessed with 𝑷𝒊𝒑𝒂 𝒑𝒊𝒑𝒂 since I first mistook one for a piece of wood.⁠ ⁠ Huge - yet flat as a Cracker Barrel pancake - no tongue or teeth - babies pop grotesquely out of momma's back - tiny eyes - star-shaped lobes on the finger tips for detecting prey - and are able to generate powerful suction to draw in prey. What more could you want from a #frog?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #Frog #Frogs #Frogger #Froggy #FrogsOfInstagram #LeafFrog #LeafFrogs #TreeFrog #TreeFrogs #FrogLife #Crypsis #Mimicry #AmphibiousAF #AmphibianFound #FrogsNeedOurHelp

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The first Friday in December each year, we have opened the doors of the Amphibian Foundation (which is generally closed tot he public), and invited our partners to help us celebrate the wonderful diversity of reptiles and amphibians — often overlooked groups of animals — both groups are in great conservation concern. The last couple of years hundreds of people have come help us celebrate! What a wonderful experience and we are so grateful the community has welcomed us, and wants to celebrate these animals with us. — All photos by Tess Yaney — In the lobby: Each year, we also open the annual Ribbit Exhibit , a fine art gallery featuring amphibians. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork benefits amphibian conservation in the southeast. AF Merchandise is for sale, as well as a membership drive We maintain a small Poison Frog exhibit in the lobby as well. Sarah Horsley, on of the artists featured in the Ribbit Exhibit poses in front of her salamander art. Partne...

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Yesterday, we received a troubling call from Carola, an Education & Outreach Volunteer at the Amphibian Foundation. She and her family found an adult Snapping Turtle ( Chelydra serpentina ) with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Having a lot of experience with Snapping Turtles — this is something I had never heard of! What could possibly motivate an adult Snapper to jam its head in a peanut butter jar to the point where it couldn't get it out!? Did it want some peanut butter? Did some other tasty morsel crawl in there? Nevertheless, Carola and her son's Patrick and Alan were concerned, so they contacted us. Anthony and I sprung into action. Though we had gone on many Snapping Turtle rescues, this was an unprecedented mission. What might we need to remove the Snapper's heard from the jar? I brought an oil filter wrench (maybe to grip the jar), and a small hammer (in case we needed to bust the jar). Turns out, we needed neither of those things. Her...

Recording by Mark Bailey — Here is the caption from Mark's post: Recorded 01-15-2020 at an isolated wetland in Conecuh National Forest, AL . Heard are Gopher Frog ( Lithobates capito ), Southern Leopard Frog ( Lithobates utricularia ), Ornate Chorus Frog ( Pseudacris ornata ), Spring Peeper ( Pseudacris crucifer ), and Southern Chorus Frog ( Pseudacris nigrita ).

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