Comments on: Ohio’s 15 species of frogs and toads at a glance

By: Kari Moon

Kari Moon — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:47:29 +0000

We just caught a released a HUGE frog in our pond. Obviously it’s so big that you assume it’s a bullfrog, but the bottom of the frog is throwing us off. it has a cool white and brown squiggly line action going on, very distinct. I’d love to e-mail someone a picture to show them this thing and just confirm it’s a bullfrog. The only other thing close that it looks like is the Northern Green Frog but it doesn’t have the ridges.

By: Deb Platt

Deb Platt — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:31:08 +0000

Your welcome. Perhaps you feel up to taking the quiz at the end of Amphibians at the Inniswood Pond.

By: Karen's Nature Art

Karen's Nature Art — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:31:51 +0000

Thanks for the comments distinguishing one from the other…very helpful!

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By: Deb Platt

Deb Platt — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:50:27 +0000

Ruth, I don’t believe any of the toads in our state have a blue pigment. I am wondering if the blue color was transferred onto the toad from something it was crawling through. For instance, if you put down one of those plastic grocery bags on a wet counter, the pigment from the writing on the bag will transfer from the bag to the counter. So maybe there was some blue printing on the cardboard boxes, and the toad crawled through it. Or maybe there was some mold on the boxes (mold can have a bluish cast).

If that’s not the case, I confess that you’ve totally stumped me.

By: RUTH HOPKINS

RUTH HOPKINS — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:19:35 +0000

I FOUND A TOAD RESEMBLING THE FOWLER OR EASTERN TOAD IN MY GARAGE AMOUNG SOME WET CARDBOARD BOXES ON THE FLOOR, BUT THE TOAD I FOUND HAD A DEFINITE BLUE COLOR MIXED IN WITH THE DARK BROWN OF IT’S BACK. ANY SUGGESTION AS TO THE IDENTITY? THANKS