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</blockquote></div></blockq --Apple-Mail-032ADAA0-E70E-49DD-91D7-A68037C06A67 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Some further info:=20 1. No I did not handle this frog so no odour was detected.=20 2. It was hopping in the leaf litter around the foundation of the camp at 5a= m (dark). The camp is surrounded by trees and 80' from the lake- the terrest= rial location made me think it was an odd Wood Frog, which are present at th= is location. I have also seen Pickerels, N Leopards and Bullfrogs but only o= n the lakeshore.=20 3. I have never heard Green Frogs calling here. The only water nearby is the= Lake and the road ditch which is usually dry, as it is now.=20 Hope this additional info may help.=20 Nancy Sent from my iPhone On 2013-08-24, at 12:01 PM, Ronald Arsenault <rongarsenault@gmail.com> wrote= : > Hello, >=20 > For what its worth, I agree with Fred. In addition to what Fred mentioned= , a Mink Frog would not have transversal bars across the hind legs. If anyt= hing is visible, it would be longitudinal splotches. =46rom this angle, the= webbing between the toes might even be visible in a Mink Frog. >=20 > Ron >=20 >=20 > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Fred Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote: >> On 8/24/2013 9:06 AM, John and Nhung wrote: >>> They're not commonly seen, but do appear in the outback, sometimes. The= y >>> tend to have a mink-y smell when handled. Did anyone pick the frog up? >>=20 >> * this is a Green Frog with minimal green in its color pattern. This spec= ies is hugely variable in colour pattern, and this smudge-like blurs on tann= ish-grey background is one of the options. Mink Frogs would be more green/cr= eam/black, and would have a more rounded head shape and a much shorter middl= e toe. >>=20 >> fred. >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D >>>=20 >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.c= a] >>> On Behalf Of nancy dowd >>> Sent: August-24-13 8:08 AM >>>=20 >>> Thank you John. I had forgetten about mink frogs. >> > >>> On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 6:52 AM, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> >>>=20 >>> wrote: >>>> Looks to me like a mink frog. >>>>=20 >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca >>>> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] >>>> On Behalf Of nancy dowd >>>> Sent: August-24-13 6:29 AM >>>> To: naturens >>>> Subject: [NatureNS] Wood Frog without mask? >>>>=20 >>>> I think this is a Wood Frog but it does not have a mask. It did not >>>> seem to match the Pickerel or N Leopards in my guide: >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9579613185/ >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad >> Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm >> Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm >> Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ >> RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0 >> on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W >> (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Ronald G. Arsenault > Moncton, N.B. --Apple-Mail-032ADAA0-E70E-49DD-91D7-A68037C06A67 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Some further info: </div><div><br= ></div><div>1. No I did not handle this frog so no odour was detected. = </div><div><br></div><div>2. It was hopping in the leaf litter around the fo= undation of the camp at 5am (dark). The camp is surrounded by trees and 80' f= rom the lake- the terrestrial location made me think it was an odd Wood Frog= , which are present at this location. I have also seen Pickerels, N Leopards= and Bullfrogs but only on the lakeshore. </div><div><br></div><d= iv>3. I have never heard Green Frogs calling here. The only water nearby is t= he Lake and the road ditch which is usually dry, as it is now. </div><d= iv><br></div><div>Hope this additional info may help. </div><div><br></= div><div>Nancy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 2013-08-24, at 12= :01 PM, Ronald Arsenault <<a href=3D"mailto:rongarsenault@gmail.com">rong= arsenault@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>For what its worth, I agree wi= th Fred. In addition to what Fred mentioned, a Mink Frog would not hav= e transversal bars across the hind legs. If anything is visible, it wo= uld be longitudinal splotches. =46rom this angle, the webbing between t= he toes might even be visible in a Mink Frog.</div> <div><br></div><div>Ron</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Fred Schueler <span d= ir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca" target=3D"_blank">bckcdb@i= star.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px= #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On 8/24/2013 9:06 AM, John a= nd Nhung wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px=