The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

Two of or biggest and most popular programs for adults have kicked off in 2019, and we have been having a great time with these opportunities. Our Critters & Cabernet program, which technically started at the Atlanta Science Festival in 2018, relaunched again this March and now continues on the first Friday of every month. C & C is a great way to learn about these fascinating animals in a relaxed environment — with wine! Our informal slogan for Critters & Cabernet is ' Reptiles and alcohol — What could go wrong ?' For April's offering we discussed Frogs , and had a wonderful time exploring and even handling some amazing species of frogs. Next month — Salamanders ! For more information, click here. During the Atlanta Science Festival, we offered an introduction to Critters and Cabernet, focusing on many different species of reptile and amphibian. Pictured here is a Corn Snake Crystal Mandica, Co-Founder of the Amphibian Foundation is also an instr...

Critters & Cabernet — Our popular Atlanta Science Festival program for adults, has begun as a monthly series — on the first Friday of every month! For more information, and to register please see our website: http://amphibianfoundation.org/index.php/educational/college-adult-courses/critters-cabernet Crystal and I gave a brief introduction to the Amphibian Foundation, amphibian biology and frogs  Critters and Cabernet is a small, casual educational program designed to introduce participants to some of the more interesting aspects of amphibian and reptile biology. We encourage guests to ask questions and guide the discussions through the answers. Firebelly Toads ( Bombina orientalis ) were a big hit during the event Katie, one of our guests and also a student in the Master Herpetologist Program holding a Firebelly Toad Alden and Patty from Zoo Atlanta observing a Smoky Jungle Frog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus which is a recent addition to our educational colle...