by Susan | Mar 9, 2011 | Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Uncategorized
We never stop being amazed by how amphibians are able to survive in the harshest environments. The Shovel-Nosed Chamber frog (Leptodactylus bufonius), for example, lives in the dry subtropical or tropical shrublands or grasslands of Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and...
by Susan | Mar 3, 2011 | Earth Day, frog calls, Frog posters, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Read about Frogs, Uncategorized
Now that it’s March, it’s almost time for the peepers to usher in spring! Renowned science writer Carl Safina describes spring peepers so beautifully in his new book The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World. I enjoy reading anything...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
Haiti recently marked the anniversary of the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated the country, killing over 300,000 people, and leaving almost a million people homeless. Recently scientists from Conservation International (CI) and the Amphibian Specialist...
by Susan | Dec 10, 2010 | Frog hibernation, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs
It’s mid-December and we’re inside keeping warm, while temperatures outside are below freezing (in parts of the northern hemisphere, that is). But what about our amphibian friends? How do they survive the winter? After all, they would seem vulnerable to temperature...
by Susan | Nov 24, 2010 | Environmental Books, frog gifts, Frog posters, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs, Uncategorized
Although this Friday is Black Friday, we’d like to offer an alternative: GREEN FRIDAY—a day to order some wonderful frog gifts online—no pushing and shoving at the big box stores requiredl! Enjoy! FROG BOOK Frog by Thomas Marent Frog by nature photographer...
by Susan | Nov 19, 2010 | Frogs and the Rainforest, FROGS ARE GREEN Top 10 LISTS, Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Rainforest Frogs
While researching our post The 10 Weirdest and Most Unusual Frogs on Earth , we found so many beautiful frogs we decided to give them their own post. Below are 10 of the handsomest princes of the amphibian world. 1. Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychis callidryas) This frog...
