Cute little Cuban Tree "Froglets" just a day or two removed from the tadpole transition stage. Found a few of them sitting on a wet leaf in the morning. Three of them would fit on your finger tip.
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Monday, December 15, 2014
Friday, November 29, 2013
Cuban Tree Frog Changes Colors
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A Cuban Tree Frog changes colors three times to be light, medium and dark to try and blend in with its surroundings. An athletic and attractive tree frog in the wild it has largely spread through central Florida and is considered an invasive species . It is said to have an irritating skin secretion that discourages predators, but I have seen young ones eaten by Red Rat Snakes. If you let the red rat snakes and other snakes live in and near your backyard ecosystem they will help keep the balance of nature! It is recommended to euthanize these frogs when captured ( http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/frogs/cubantreefrog.shtml ) however, I rarely see or hear them in or around the house - this one was found in an old bucket and I couldn't bring myself to capture and kill the creature.
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Saturday, November 9, 2013
White Spotted Slimy Salamander Great Smoky Mountains
White Spotted Slimy Salamander in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Salamanders seem to warrant very specific descriptive names - in this case white spots and it oozes slime to discourage predators. However, it's a cute little creature and rather shy and slow moving compared to the Blue Ridge Two Lined Salamander, another descriptive name - video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnfFSyM-__c
The Great Smoky Mountains area is the salamander capitol of the world and there is incredible diversity - this blue with white spots, lung-less and three front-toed salamander lives right beside at least a half a dozen other unique salamanders. They tend to hide in leaf litter and under rocks and rotting wood. I have not noted birds hunting and eating them yet, but I'm sure they do - it would seem the ever-curious and probing Raccoon's might be their biggest predator as it's common to see logs and rocks turned over.
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Friday, November 8, 2013
Blue Ridge Two Lined Salamander
I discovered this cute little salamander when i was moving some fallen branches covered in leaf litter. This fragile, but fast moving Blue Ridge Two Lined Salamander gets its name from the two dark lines running down it's sides. A long, slender and fast moving salamander it blends in well with its preferred habitat of wet forest litter and stream sides. It is similar to the Southern Two Lined Salamander. This one lives at about 4000 feet elevation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_two-lined_salamander
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