[NatureNS] Frog over-population?

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Liz,

On 27-Jul-08, at 3:47 PM, Elizabeth Doull wrote:

> Ooops, I meant to say either Green (not Tree!) or Bull frogs.   Do  
> Green frogs have light brown backs??  Or either green or brown?

Males tend to be greener with yellow throats; females tend to be  
browner with white throats but there is considerable variability on  
coloration.

> I am no expert on reptiles and the last time I studied them was when  
> I took Biology in high school!

I think you mean amphibians. Reptiles consist primarily of snakes,  
lizards, turtles, and crocodiles.

Cheers,

Chris

>   Thanks. liz
> ................
>
> These are Green Frogs, Liz.
>
> Our only tree frogs are the spring peeper...a very small frog.  
> Bullfrogs are not listed as being present in Pictou County according  
> to Gilhen's book (1984). Perhaps all the effort of volunteers a few  
> years ago in doing the Herp Atlas came up with reliable sightings  
> for Pictou (or Antigonish). I get a number of folks every year  
> telling me of Bullfrogs up my way - only once have they turned out  
> to be Bullfrogs (normally, they're Green Frogs) - and these were  
> just over the Antigonish border into Guysborough County.
>
> And we could be so fortunate to have an overpopulation of frogs!
>
> Randy

Christopher Majka
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H  
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c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca




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face=3D"Arial">Ooops,&nbsp;I meant to say either Green (not Tree!) or =
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div>I think you mean amphibians. Reptiles consist primarily of snakes, =
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Liz.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Our only tree frogs are the spring =
peeper...a very small frog. Bullfrogs are not listed as being present in =
Pictou County according to Gilhen's book (1984). Perhaps all the effort =
of volunteers a few years ago in doing the Herp Atlas came up with =
reliable sightings for Pictou (or Antigonish). I get a number of folks =
every year telling me of Bullfrogs up my way - only once have they =
turned out to be Bullfrogs (normally, they're Green Frogs) - and these =
were just over the Antigonish border into Guysborough =
County.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>And we could be so fortunate to have =
an overpopulation of =
frogs!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Randy</div></div></div></span></blockquo=
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