Video of the Day: Superb vivarium

Frog of the Day: Plains Spadefoot

Plains Spadefoot

Photo by Lodgepole

Frog of the Day: Blue Jeans in Costa Rica

Wild Dendrobates pumilio Blue Jeans in Costa Rica.

Photo by lisaellersf

Frog of the Day: Grey Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)

Juvenile Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Photo by Tad 20D
click for larger version of this stunning photo

Leaf Litter Magazine, Spring 2007

Leaf Litter Magazine, Spring 2007 now available from: www.treewalkers.org

In this issue:

Field Notes on Silverstone's Poison Frog (Epidedobates silverstonei)

The Smuggling Crisis

Breeding Atelopus flavescens

Constructing an Artificial Beaver Pond for Amphibians

A Visit to Two Unique Mantella Populations in East-Central Madagascar

The Broken Cycle: Substrates and Soil Arthropods in Vivaria

Frog of the Day: tree frog stuck to the window

Photo by maody

Frog of the Day: Waxy Monkey Frog

Waxy money frog, Phyllomedusa sauvagii, taken at the Baltimore Aquarium:

Waxy Monkey Frog by plecojan

Frog of the Day: Chiromantis samkosensis

Chiromantis samkosensis By Arddu
This new species of frog was discovered in Cambodia and described earlier this year.

Newt of the Day: Notophthalmus viridescens

Red-spotted Newt by cyberastrofolkie.
Red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens in terrestrial "red eft" stage. Photographed on July 06, 2007 in Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary in Craryville, NY, in rural upstate Columbia Couny. Camera: Canon 350D and Sigma 70-300mm at 300mm, hand-held, manual mode, manual focus, using camera's built-in flash, shutter speed 1/200th.

Frog of the Day: Caught in Mid-jump

Caught in Mid-jump
Originally uploaded by AlbinoFlea

I spent about 1½ hours lying on my stomach on a handball court; quite a bit happened, very little of it was planned.

Great photo :-)

Frog of the Day: American Bullfrog

Today's frog of the day is the American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana.


Credit: Jim Gilbert