Frog Pictures
Frog Pictures
Here are some of my frog pictures from my trip to see Frogs - A Chorus of Colors. If you know someone who wants to learn about science and nature, or loves to see reptiles and amphibians, then you should take them to see this exhibit.
There are plenty of toads and frogs to see and photograph. Plus they have lots of video display booths and facts posted all around the place. It is a traveling show but it is currently being held at The Royal Botanical Gardens, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada from January 17th to April 12th 2015.
All Photos © of whatsittoyou
Chinese Gliding Frog
Chinese Gliding Frog - Rhacophorus dennysi
Class: Amphibia
Family: Rhacophoridae
Size: Up to 10cm
Food: Insects
Habitat: Montane Forests
Frog Painting
This is a beautiful gallery wrapped canvas art painting of two frogs. it is a wooden frame stretched and it is ready to hang on your wall.
Fun Facts About Frogs
Frogs Eyes - They mostly only see well at a distance, but they have excellent night vision.
Most interesting thing is they use their eyes to help them swallow. When they blink their eyes go down to the roof of their mouth, which helps them to push the food down.
They have a third eyelid, called a nictitating membrane, that allows them to see underwater. This eyelid also protects their eyes keeping them moist while they are on land.
Sounds - some frogs can be heard from a kilometer and a half away.
Skin - They drink and breath through their skin. About once a week they shed the outer layer of skin and they eat it.
Name - A group of Frogs is called an Army.
Amazon Milk Frog - Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Class: Amphibia
Family: Hylidae
Size: 7.5 to 11.5 cm
Food: Insects
Habitat: Tree branches in wet tropical forest
Ornate Horned Frog - Ceratophrys ornata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Ceratophryidae
Size: Up to 18 cm
Food: Mice, lizards, birds, snakes, insects, other frogs
Habitat: Rain forests and pampas prairies
Tomato Frog - Dyscophus guineti
Class: Amphibia
Family: Microhylidae
Size: 5 to 10 cm
Food: Insects
Habitat: Low and mid-elevation rain forest
Video of Poison Dart Frogs at Chorus of Colors
Bumble Bee Poison Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
Class: Amphibia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Size: Up to 4 cm
Food: Ants, termites, other insects
Habitat: Leaf litter on rain forest floor
Blue Poison Frog - Dendrobates tinctorious
Class: Amphibia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Size: Up to 4 to 4.5 cm
Food: Ants, termites, other insects
Habitat: Near small streams in remnant jungle islands
Dyeing Poison Frog - Dendrobate tinctorius
Class: Amphibia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Size: Up to 7 cm
Food: Ants, termites, other insects
Habitat:
Golden Poison Frog
Class: Amphibia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Size: Up to 5 cm
Food: Ants, termites, other insects
Habitat: On the ground in lowland rainforest - often near rivers
Green and Black Poison Frog - Dendrobates auratus
Class: Amphibia
Family: Dendrobatidae
Size: 2.5 to 5 cm
Food: Ants, termites, other insects
Habitat: Rainforests and plantations
African Bullfrog - Pyxicephalus adspersus
Class: Amphibia
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Size: Up to 20 cm in diameter
Food: Insects, reptiles, small mammals, other frogs
Habitat: On the ground anywhere water is likely to collect during a summer rain
Asian Tree Toad - Pedostibes hosii
Class: Amphibia
Family: Bufonidae
Size: Females up to 12.5 cm: males smaller
Food: Insects
Habitat: Trees and shrubs near water
Borneo Eared Frog - Polypedates otilophus
Class: Amphibia
Family: Rhacophoridae
Size: Females up to 10 cm: males smaller
Food: Insects
Habitat: Trees and shrubs in the rain forest
Fire-bellied Toad - Bombina orientalis
Class: Amphibia
Family: Bombinatoridae
Size: 5 cm
Food: Insects, worms, snails
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, ditches, and rice paddies
Smooth-sided Toad - Rhaebo guttatus
Class: Amphibia
Family: Bufonidae
Size: Up to 23 cm
Food: Insects, small mammals
Habitat: On the ground in tropical forests
Waxy Monkey Frog - Phyllomedusa sauvagii
Class: Amphibia
Family: Hylidae
Size: 5 to 7.5 cm
Food: Insects
Habitat: Dry scrub forest
Location of Frogs - A Chorus of Colors
More Information
If you would like to learn about the hours of operation and admission prices you can check out the Royal Botanical Gardens website.
Comments
What a great collection of frogs, and great pictures. We have brown toads, green frogs, and bullfrogs. Not a lot of variety but there's something about a Frog. My husband said if I buy any more frog statues he's going to throw them in our pond ;)
Voted up, useful, awesome, and interesting.
These pictures were so cool and the hub very informative. Thank you for sharing.
The images are great.
Really awesome ...and never knew so many facts about frogs. Thank you for sharing this hub here. The pics are wonderfully taken. Sharing and votes up awesome.
That Chinese Gliding Frog is so cute. The Monkey frogs look like little space aliens. What a cool hub. I love frogs! In the summer I get tiny tree frogs all over my patio. I make little houses for them from small flower pots to hide in and often find them sleeping inside the houses. I even paint flowers and leaves on the pots.
When I was a kid (Pacific Northwest) my big brother found a huge bullfrog - he named him Elmer. One day Elmer got lost and I was the one to find him and carry him back home. I was so happy to have found him.
Thank you for this hub.
What gorgeous photos you took of the various frogs in that exhibit. I did not realize that frogs drink and breathe through their skin and that they shed it and eat it that often nor that a group of them is called an army. Fascinating! Up votes and sharing, G+, tweeting and pinning.
Wow what an amazing collection of frog photos. They really are a creature with a wide range of species. An amazing creature that I hope adapts in our world so it can survive. So many have become endangered due their skin absorbing pollutants.
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