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Photo by DarleneKBoggs
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (about 2 in long) frog or toad, mottled brown/gray color

Habitat:

Pine forest, Central Oregon

Notes:

This is actually 2 frogs found in different locations on the forest floor among the pine needles.

Species ID Suggestions

Pacific Chorus Frog

Pseudacris regilla

Reference Link
Kyle Sykes
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Comments (13)
DarleneKBoggs
Janet, I have seen spotted frogs, but it's been many year ago & I never got a photo of one. Would love to see one when I have my camera!
Jellis
And as mentioned look at the toes
Jellis
Bullfrogs would eat this little guy, Toads are more squat
Jellis
Have you spotted the Oregon spotted Frog? I was hunting for something else in Washington and I was behind a tree when I looked and there it was clinging to the tree. Not even a real tree frog, and bigger. Too bad I didn't have my camera at the time.
Jellis
Thank you and your welcome Tree frogs get most of their moisture from the rain type forests. Heard some tree frogs don't need much water for their eggs, that some use water in tree stumps
DarleneKBoggs
Thanks for all your comments, everyone! I think the Pacific tree frog is the correct identity. Looks just like the juvenile in the photo on the website Janet Ellis provided. The thing that confused me tryint to decide if it was a toad or frog is that there's no water within 5 miles of either place I saw these!
Kyle Sykes
Thanks to JanetEllis for the links. It's not a toad or a bullfrog due to the discs on the tips of the toes.
ASH247
It looks like either a toad or a bull frog, I've learned about frogs and or toads like this before but I'm not very familiar with this one. But its a great photo good job
Jellis
http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.regilla.html
Jellis
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/frogs.asp
DarleneKBoggs
Thanks, Kyle! We see these fairly often in this area
Kyle Sykes
I placed this treefrog in the genus Pseudacris because that's where the Center for North American Herpetology placed it. I've also found the frog in the genus Hyla but I believe this is incorrect. Not totally familiar with Pacific Northwestern herpetofauna so if someone else can verify that would be great!

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedJune 25, 2012

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