Southwest Reptiles and Amphibians
Smilisca fodiens - Lowland Burrowing Treefrog
(=Pternohyla fodiens)
Listen to this frog:
A short example
More sounds of
Smilisca fodiens
A short example
More sounds of
Smilisca fodiens
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| Calling adult male, Pima County, Arizona | Calling adult male, Pima County, Arizona | |
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| Calling adult male, Pima County, Arizona | Adult, Pima County, Arizona | |
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| Adult male, Pima County, Arizona | ||
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| Calling adult male, Pima County, Arizona | Calling adult male, Pima County, Arizona | Calling adult male, Pima County, Arizona |
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| Calling Adult male, Pima County, Arizona | Calling Adult male, Pima County, Arizona | Underside of calling Adult male, Pima County, Arizona |
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Breeding habitat, Pima County, Arizona |
Breeding habitat, Pima County, Arizona. Three days before this picture was taken, the shallow muddy depressions shown here were shallow rain pools with calling treefrogs on their banks. |
Breeding habitat, Pima County, Arizona |
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| Breeding habitat, Pima County, Arizona | ||
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| Sitting at night in the Arizona desert next to a breeding pond where other Lowland Burrowing Treefrogs and Couch's Spadefoots are calling, a frog repeatedly snaps up bugs with its big pink tongue, which you can seen when the action is slowed down a few times. | Two males calling at night while sitting on wet grass at the edge of a shallow rain pool in Pima County, Arizona. |
Males at night, calling and waiting from dry land next to a breeding pool in Pima County, Arizona. Couch's Spadefoots can be heard calling in the background. |
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