two days of continuous rain re-filled all the little landscape depressions and ephemeral ponds with plenty of water around richmond. the first night without rain was ideal for frog-spotting.
brianne and i embarked on a little night safari around campus, and found so many frogs that we didn’t actually get very far.
picture time!
(don’t miss the living picture at the end!)
brianne, serious multitasking
green tree frog (litoria caerulea)
green tree frog couple (litoria caerulea)
green tree frog (litoria caerulea), face detail
green tree frog (litoria caerulea), eye closeup
whirring tree frog (litoria revelata)
whirring tree frog (litoria revelata)
striped marsh frog (limnodynastes peroni)
look – it’s a zoologist in her natural habitat!
peron’s tree frog (litoria peroni)
peron’s tree frog (litoria peroni), face detail
waterscorpion (nepidae, nepa sp.?)
little grey frog with reddish eyes and yellow thighs
little grey frog with reddish eyes and yellow thighs
perfect camouflage – little grey frog with reddish eyes and yellow thighs
little grey frog with reddish eyes and yellow thighs
peron’s tree frog (litoria peroni)
peron’s tree frog (litoria peroni)
peron’s tree frog (litoria peroni), spread toes and bright-yellow webs
spotted marsh frog (limnodynastes tasmaniensis)