Southern Leopard Frogs (mating pair) (Lithobates sphenocephalus)

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Photo by Geodialist

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Field Notes

Description:

A mating pair of Southern Leopard Frogs. The male is the smaller of the two frogs, positioned on top of the female. Notice the difference in coloration between the male- and female frog. Photo 3 of 5 is a cropped version of Photo 2; Photo 5 of 5 is a cropped version of Photo 4. Related Resource: Audio clip of frog mating calls, recorded shortly before the photos were taken. http://audioboo.fm/boos/701474-southern-leopard-frogs-mating-calls

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/

Notes:

Reference Links:

Southern Leopard Frog, Southern Leopard Frog

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Comments (4)

Geodialist

Done! Thanks for creating a mission focused upon reproductive processes -- hopefully there will be sufficient interest to warrant expanding the territory covered by your mission to include all of North America. One could make a compelling case for making this a Global mission.

Mandy Hollman

Thank you so much for adding this awesome spotting! Yes, I would love it if you would also include other spottings of animals breeding. Thanks also for pointing out the problem with the link.

Geodialist

Thanks for the invitation, Mandy! I just added this spotting to the "Southern Romance" mission. Would you like me to add similar spottings of mating pairs of animals? BTW, the address you provided for the mission is broken. The correct address is as follows: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/11415144

Mandy Hollman

Cool! Will you please add this spotting to my mission, "Southern Romance" (http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/11415144)?

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Southern Leopard Frogs (mating pair)

Lithobates sphenocephalus