The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

Tomorrow, we are launching the first #GlassFrogWeek to highlight a beautiful and fascinating group of frogs known as the centrolenids. This has been a favorite group of ours for many years and we have had the privilege of working with a few species of Glass Frog over the years as well. Glass Frog illustration by Katie Karl. This shirt is available on Katie's Etsy store , with sales opening for #GlassFrogWeek. A portion of the proceeds will support the Amphibian Foundation. #GlassFrogWeek will also feature the incredible work of Katie Karl , a gifted artist and dedicated conservationist at Blue Iguana Art, who recently created this splendid graphic of the Granulated Glass Frog, Cochranella granulosa , and offered to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the shirt to the Amphibian Foundation. You can purchase the shirt here. I asked Katie to tell us a bit about herself: I am 19 years old and I have had a love for reptiles and amphibians for almost my entire ...

We were contacted by Valeria Vazquez Garcia, she and Sabrina Stolls of Nevada created an interesting and amphibious art installation which also raised some support for the Amphibian Foundation. We are grateful for that support so I wanted to share their words and art with you all here! Here is the installation room my friend, Sabrina Solis, and I, Valeria Vazquez, created. Before our wishing pond we wrote Sylvia Plath's poem, "Frog Autumn" on the floor. We painted a kiddie pool black and put it on black stands, added sprayfoam, and painted that  green once it hardened. We decorated the inside with handmade ceramic toads, carved out tadpoles and sprinkled pebbles and rocks inside. The walls were painted green and decorated with plastic. We did this because we think toads and frogs are cute, and believe it's important to protect an indicator species. We hope you're inspired and we hope that we've provided you with a little bit of assistance ...

This amazing clay frog sculpture was created by Maddie Wilson, and offered for sale in her Etsy Shop . A portion of the proceeds of the sale will benefit The Amphibian Foundation! Thank you Maddie for creating such a beautiful piece and contributing to the awareness and conservation of amphibians! Click here to view and/or purchase the artwork!

This incredible Poison Frog Poster, as well as the 'Life Cycle of the Eastern Newt' and the Anatomy of the Red-eared Slider are available on the Artists for Amphibians page. CLICK HERE . Proceeds from the sale of the artwork goes directly to The Amphibian Foundation and supports conservation initiatives in the US and abroad.