Photo Album:
Herptile study - 2011
Michael Baicker and Josh Dutko surveying one of the boards in Drexel Woods.
Courtesy of Herb Lord.
The green frog has been seen on occassion in tributaries and water-filled depressions in Drexel Woods. Green frogs are often brown in color, so don't let the color fool you. Note the prominent ridge along the back of this green frog. Green frogs and bull frogs are two of our most common frog species, but bull frogs lack the dorsolateral ridge which clearly helps distinguish between the two 'green-colored' frogs.
Close up of the spring peeper. Spring peepers are difficult to see due to their small size, about the size of one's thumb nail. Despite their tiny size they are commonly heard in very loud singing choruses in late winter and early spring. Their diminutive size, toe pads and diagnostic "X" pattern on their backs help to identify one in the hand.
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Staring into the eyes of a smiling salamander found along the stream in Drexel Woods.
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