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Very small frog or toad?
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dooley Official Garden Turtle
 Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Location: Texas (Map) Posts: 4203 PlantStew: 2 |
| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:55 am Post subject: Very small frog or toad? |
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I had camera in hand going to take a picture of a flower when I saw something moving along the ground in front of me. So, down on my knees I went and look what I found. The picture makes him look big but he wasn't, He is maybe half an inch long and quarter or an inch wide. He was giving little hops but not getting any where very fast. I finally lost him in the grass when I stopped to look to see if I got a picture of him. When I looked back I couldn't find him. He may have decided to quit hopping and sit still.
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toni Mistress of Garden Junque

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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:32 am Post subject: |
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Check out Frogs and Toads of Texas
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/frogs/
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dooley Official Garden Turtle
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:38 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Toni! I will do that as soon as I have a spare minute. I think this day is about to come to and end and I still have a few things to do before I give up and go to bed. dooley
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daisybeans Highly Skillful

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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Well, I am impressed that you could get such a good shot of something so tiny and a moving target at that! I like frogs.
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eileen Moderator & Resident Taxonomist

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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Great piccie Dooley. I think your little visitor may be a toad of some kind. Isn't it grand when you find something unexpected in your garden?
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Sherry8 I Love Birds!
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Great shot....I enjoy seeing them in my yard. I just wish everyone would cut back on chemicals and let nature recover...we are using corn gluten on our lawn..it sure makes it green but doesn't do much for the weeds. But we are in a windy area with a lot of fields and weeds so it is hard to judge.
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prasunsen Just Arrived

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Definitely a cute frog! I love frogs too. Wondering if one of these can live inside a house? Not quite sure what food they need.
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glendann Official Garden Angel
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I missed this post when it was posted as I was in Cold Springs. He really is a cutie.
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aythya-camellia Just Arrived

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| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:16 am Post subject: |
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A toad. Great picture, by the way. I'm not familiar with amphibians in your area, though.
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