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A green frog (Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitans) on a rock beside a pool. It looks almost as though its head was dipped in a can of green paint. I was going to call it Prince Charming, but perhaps it's Princess Charming? Which led me to realize that I have no idea how to tell the females from the males by sight. A quick trip to Wikipedia revealed that in Green Frogs "the male tympanum is twice the diameter of the eye, whereas in females, the tympanum diameter is about the same as that of the eye, and males have bright yellow throats". So, this, it seems, is Princess Charming.
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6 comments

Jean-Paul said:

you were close to the frog
17 months ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful close-up.
17 months ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald said:

An excellent capture, again.
17 months ago ( translate )

Diana Australis said:

Great capture, Andrew
17 months ago ( translate )

Andrew Trundlewagon replied to Diana Australis:

Thanks!
17 months ago

Ronald Stachowiak said:

never seen before such a frog with different colors !
11 months ago ( translate )