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Wood Frog

Rana sylvatica

Photo by NathanWashor
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Field Notes

Description:

Some kind of froggy

Habitat:

My backyard pond

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
NathanWashor
Yes, the whiteness is due to over exposure. Sorry for the confusion :) I do believe it is some kind of wood frog as suggested. He was in my pool ad I fished him out and put him in my pond. He didn't stick around like I'd hoped, but maybe this is the wrong species for staying in the water?
DanielePralong
I think you're right Scott, if you look carefully some leaves floating on the pond seem overexposed as well.
ScottRasmussen
The dark mask over the eyes, and where it was found, implies that it's a Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Frog). I've seen other species of frog that had odd pigmentation, but never with Wood Frogs. Perhaps some of the whiteness is due to a flash?
alicelongmartin
Very striking picture. The only white frogs I have seen are the Cuban and I am sure that is not a Cuban.

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