The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

This is the third year I have had the opportunity to draw the graphic for the annual SEPARC (Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) Conference. 2014 is the Year of the Salamander , and this year the featured critter is the Mudpuppy , Necturus maculosus. For more information, or to register for the conference, please click here . This year, I will be giving a workshop on scientifically illustrating reptiles and amphibians geared towards the not necessarily so artistic.

The eggs are guarded by the parents with Sachatamia albomaculata

Adult female on exhibit  Baby Fringed Leaf Frogs are so cute. These guys are growing fast! Two pairs of Cruziohyla craspedopus in amplexus The colors show up nice on the purple leaf ... Three pairs of Fringed Leaf Frogs in amplexus, and a clutch on new eggs on the leaf below the group on the right. This setup follows, as closely as possible, the suggestions of Erik Anderson.

One of the hardest to find species we have on exhibit are our Mimic Poison Frogs ( Ranitomeya imitator ).  Today, we can at least see that they were active this morning, as evidenced by their tracks across the glass under the sleeping Leaf Frog Directly under the sleeping Leaf frog ( Cruziohyla craspedopus ) you can see the Mimic Poison Frog went across the glass using it's belly as an adhesion surface. Then a second track beneath the first one reveals these frogs can transport themselves across a vertical surface using only their hands and feet!

Fringed Leaf Frogs are a very interesting species to work with ... I am grateful for the opportunity The breeding chamber setup of our new adults, courtesy of Erik Anderson Amazingly beautiful frogs, even when they are asleep We are excited to raise baby craspys again!