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Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Bryan — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:20:07 +0000

Near Phoenix, I’m not used to seeing frogs. One of the nice things about the Southern half of our state is that about any body of water you look in will have a lot of them. Hopefully, they’re these guys, and not the invasive bullfrogs that destroy native waterways.

Rana chiricahuensis

Tale of Two Toads

Bryan — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:05:07 +0000

This are a pair of the Woodhouse toads that live in a pond right off the main street through Sedona, Arizona.

woodhouse toads

Great Plains Toad, Bufo cognatus

Bryan — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:19:31 +0000

This is a little tiny toad, new to the world of legs.

Bufo cognatus

Two Toads

Bryan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:34:46 +0000

Here are a couple of common toads found in abundance when the rain finally comes to the Arizona summer.

This first is a large Red-Spotted Toad, Bufo punctatus, found while looking for hopi rattlesnakes in Central Arizona.

The latter is a young Sonoran Desert Toad, Bufo alvarius, found with a 97 F air temperature and near zero humidity.

Bufo punctatus

Sonoran Desert Toad

Camouflage Fail

Bryan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:18:28 +0000

I watched this Canyon Treefrog, Hyla arenicolor, crawl out of a stream and climb a rock to do as they do, and take on the approximate color of the rock for an afternoon snooze. It takes awhile to take effect, it seems, as this little guy was not at all hidden at first. I set up on a rock and had lunch while I watched it gradually get darker and darker, but left before the change was complete.

Hyla arenicolor

Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Bryan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:18:31 +0000

Here’s a Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis), my first photo-worthy encounter. I couldn’t sneak within range on foot, but in a car … they don’t seem to even register it as a threat. I drove to within a few feet and shot this picture out the window, and they only lept into the water upon the opening of my door.

Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Arizona Toad

Bryan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:28:45 +0000

I’ve seen a ton of toads, but this is my first Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus). I wish I would have realized it then … I would have taken a few more pics!

Arizona Toad, Anaxyrus microscaphus