Fwd: [NatureNS] Frog over-population?

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The NS Museum Website is a great resource, Liz. Check the Reptiles and Amphibians of NS. Also Google will bring up good ID pictures. Cheers, Joan
> 
> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: 2008/07/28 Mon AM 12:30:08 EDT
> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
> CC: John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>
> Subject: Fwd: [NatureNS] Frog over-population?
> 
> Yes, the backs and bodies of green frogs are highly variable -- same  
> is true of bullfrogs -- ground colour varies from green to brownish,  
> and they may or may not have variable markings of brown, too.  I  
> agree with Randy about most reports of bullfrogs turning out to be  
> green frogs.  Check the field guides for their features, since they  
> are very easy to tell apart, based on the prominent longitudinal  
> ridges down the back on each side in green frogs -- no such long  
> ridges in bullfrogs.
> 
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca>
> > Date: July 27, 2008 3:47:15 PM ADT
> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Frog over-population?
> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> >
> > Ooops, I meant to say either Green (not Tree!) or Bull frogs.   Do  
> > Green frogs have light brown backs??  Or either green or brown?   I  
> > am no expert on reptiles and the last time I studied them was when  
> > I took Biology in high school!    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
> 
> 
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