Green Frog
by Marty Fancy
Title
Green Frog
Artist
Marty Fancy
Medium
Photograph
Description
These tiny frogs provide wonderful background music on warm summer nights.
This common frog closely resembles the bullfrog; however, the green frog has a distinct ridge or fold of skin, called a dorsolateral fold, on either side of its body. The green frog is more brown or bronze than green sometimes. The face and the lips of the green frog are often bright green. The belly is white, usually with some dark spots or mottling. Two similar and weakly defined subspecies are found in North Carolina, the green frog (Rana clamitans melanota) in the Mountains, Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain and the bronze frog (Rana clamitans clamitans) in the southern Coastal Plain.
Green frogs are smaller than bullfrogs, but their habitats and habits are similar. They are found throughout the state with the exception of some barrier islands. Eggs are deposited as a surface mass. The tadpoles resemble those of the bullfrog but are smaller, often having a lower tail fin and lacking distinct black dots. Tadpoles may take up to a year to transform.
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August 16th, 2012
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular Green Frog composition, lighting, shading, brilliant colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Green Frog composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… GREEN ANIMALS INSECTS AND BIRDS CONTEST! F/L
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… LOTS OF GREEN - ANYTHING AND ANY MEDIUM! Fl
Gary F Richards
Outstanding green/frog composition, lighting, lovely shading, beautiful green color and artwork! F/L voted
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Marty – your “green things” scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2021 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Mary Myers
Love frogs--take very good care of the ones in my yard. A gardeners friend and in August, they furnish a delightful concert here in Iowa. Right place, the right time for a marvelous shot. Thank you for sharing your talents with me.
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