Frog or Toad
May 13, 2014 10:18:27 #
Wanted to share these photos of a frog/toad. I don't know which one it is. I took the pic at Mohican State Park and State Forest in Ohio over the weekend.
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
May 13, 2014 10:48:08 #
cdavis7820 wrote:
Wanted to share these photos of a frog/toad. I don't know which one it is. I took the pic at Mohican State Park and State Forest in Ohio over the weekend.
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
The head looks like a bull frog but the body looks like a toad. I don't know.
May 13, 2014 13:18:41 #
May 13, 2014 16:10:32 #
cdavis7820 wrote:
Nice shots of that guy! It's a Froad!Wanted to share these photos of a frog/toad. I don't know which one it is. I took the pic at Mohican State Park and State Forest in Ohio over the weekend.
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
It is a Bullfrog, I do believe. Their color varies quite a lot and this is an extraordinarily dark specimen. I am guessing from the dandelion in the one photo that this was a large frog. The other frog species in North America are much smaller than the Bullfrog. The Green frog is similar, but it has a lateral ridge leading from the ear back along its side, and an ear that is much larger in proportion to the head. The skin on toads is drier and much rougher with much more distinctive markings. Frogs need to keep their skin moist.
Mike
May 13, 2014 19:37:09 #
May 13, 2014 20:00:35 #
When uncertain, you should kiss it. If you get a prince, well then you'll know...
May 13, 2014 21:19:35 #
Looks like a frog to me, and that last shot is a hoot. Doesn't look like there's much going on upstairs. :-D
cdavis7820 wrote:
Wanted to share these photos of a frog/toad. I don't know which one it is. I took the pic at Mohican State Park and State Forest in Ohio over the weekend.
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
May 14, 2014 08:26:26 #
May 14, 2014 21:09:41 #
cdavis7820 wrote:
Wanted to share these photos of a frog/toad. I don't know which one it is. I took the pic at Mohican State Park and State Forest in Ohio over the weekend.
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
This appears to be a Female Bullfrog. The males Tympanum (ear membrane), would be twice the diameter of the eye if it were a male.
The male would have a yellowish throat as well. Nice shots, by the way.
You did well by illustrating the habitat as well.
May 19, 2014 16:04:32 #
cdavis7820 wrote:
Wanted to share these photos of a frog/toad. I don't know which one it is. I took the pic at Mohican State Park and State Forest in Ohio over the weekend.
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
I used canon 50D with 75x300mm canon lens
That is a nice capture.. I love that third shot...I have to agree with Donna, this creature doesn't exude intelligence.
As for it being a frog or toad... I also believe this is a female bullfrog. I can't say for positive, however I believe all the toads I have seen previously have a somewhat different mouth and jaw structure.
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