The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

Right here in Atlanta, we have huge black-purple salamanders with bright yellow spots — the Spotted Salamander! Background Spotted Salamanders are an incredible and secretive species, and even though they live right here in Atlanta, most people have never seen one. We are right in the middle of Spotted Salamander breeding season, so now is your chance ! Spotted Salamanders ( Ambystoma maculatum ) are an ephemeral wetland breeding amphibian, meaning they breed in seasonal pools (or puddles) that do not hold water (typically) for more than a few months. Most of them (as high as 90%) breed in the same puddle they were born! Unfortunately, there are not many of these puddles left in Atlanta, and we at AF have only been able to find 2 remaining populations inside the 285 perimeter. Spotted Salamanders are incredibly sensitive to habitat alteration and require a suitable ephemeral wetland, as well as upland habitat to persist. If there is a road or other obstruction in between where...

Frosted Flatwoods Salamander ( Ambystoma cingulatum ). Photo by Pierson Hill This website, written by Dirk Stevenson and features Dirk's work as well as the work and photography of Pierson Hill — and incredible beautiful story crafted by Dirk's passion and experience and incredible photography. Take a minute to appreciate some of the species and habitat we are working so hard to protect. Visit Website

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 ).

The Amphibian Foundation (AF) works every single day to move wildlife conservation efforts forward in our community and across the globe. We do this work to make sure our future includes these important amphibian  species. However, some days are more special than others. This Friday, May 17, is Endangered Species Day . On this day, we proudly celebrate wildlife globally, along  with the environments that these critters live within. Today, we encourage you to learn more about the  amphibian extinction crisis, ways organizations are tackling the problem, and how you and others can assist  in these efforts — even in your own backyard! AF takes work into the field to survey species within their habitats and collect data on amphibians, like these newts! For amphibians, the extinction problem is particularly challenging. Nearly half of the world’s amphibian species  are extinct or on a steady decline in that direction. Yet amphibians are crucial to...

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