by Susan | Jun 18, 2014 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Climate change and frogs, frog calls, Frog Conservation, Frog People, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Meet the Frogs, NJ Frogs Toads Amphibians, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Read about Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs, wildlife conservation
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ coordinates the statewide Calling Amphibian Monitoring Program (CAMP). The object of this program is to assess the distribution, abundance, and health of New Jersey’s amphibians. This is part of a larger initiative called...
by Susan | May 22, 2014 | A-Z Frogs, Children and Nature, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Frog People, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Read about Frogs
Last night I had a dream about a frog. Not unusual for me, right? In the dream, I was lifting a strawberry out of a container and I see a little frog upside down. Not alive, I’m afraid. This morning I searched for frogs and strawberries and discovered that...
by Susan | Apr 22, 2013 | A-Z Frogs, frog calls, Frog fun, Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Teaching Kids about Frogs
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a tiny little chorus frog found across most of the eastern U.S. and Canada. Tan with a dark cross on its back they are often less than an inch in length. Making home to a number of wetland environments they prefer semi-wooded...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2012 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, frog calls, Learn about Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
At Frogs Are Green, we’ve posted about tomato red frogs, blue frogs, and yellow-and-black spotted frogs, but I don’t think we’ve ever written about the Green Frog (Rana clamitans). Recently I visited my sister, who lives in the woods in Connecticut. On our first...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2012 | Amphbian research, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Uncategorized
We were so pleased to receive a guest post from Sara E. Viernum, a herpetologist with over 10 years of experience chasing snakes and salamanders around the U.S. When she’s not chasing reptiles and amphibians in the field, Sara is blogging about them on her...
by Susan | Jun 11, 2012 | Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Rainforest Frogs, Uncategorized
This is an updated repost of a Father’s Day post from 2009. Most animal dads aren’t too involved with their offspring (human dads, excepted of course). But two species of frogs, Liophryne schlaginhaufeni and Sphenophryne cornuta, in the microhylid frog...
