Posts Tagged ‘frogs’
‘Tis the Season for Leopard Frog Calls
With the cool weather comes the mating call of Sanibel’s only winter-breeding frog species. The southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) is in the true frog family known as Ranidae and is…
Read MoreFrog Call Survey: Music to Biologists’ Ears
Results of SCCF’s first frog call survey of 2024 that took place during a heavy rainstorm on June 3 were encouraging in terms of species that have bounced back since…
Read MoreGrunts of Pig Frogs Silenced by Ian
A familiar sound that many residents and visitors associate with summer nights is the deep repeated grunt of the pig frog (Lithobates grylio), a large aquatic frog that is very…
Read MoreCane Toads Multiplying Fast on Islands
The heavy rains over the last few weeks in southwest Florida have filled in many temporary or ephemeral wetlands. As with the native amphibian species, the exotic invasive…
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