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Common toad - amplexus

Bufo bufo

Photo by Barbara P
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Field Notes

Description:

We were rescuing frogs in Ljubljana yesterday night, picking them up and carrying them over the street to a puddle =)
(An amplexus is a female frog, carrying a male frog.) Notice their perfect protective colours!

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplexus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_toad

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Common toad

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Comments (3)
9brandon
How kind of you! And what handsome little creatures. I'm sure the Toad Gods took note.

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PublishedMarch 19, 2011

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