Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa)
Created: January 24th, 2015 - 12:26 PM
Last Modified: January 24th, 2015 - 12:26 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 214522
Last Modified: January 24th, 2015 - 12:26 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 214522
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Country: United States |
State: Oregon |
County: Deschutes County |
Time: 1990-08-12 15:30:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Marshy edge of lake |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 80.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 4400.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
This specimen captured by Doug Calvin at a lake in the Cascade Range SW of Bend, had an especially vivid red dorsal suffusion. This coloration seems to happen seasonally in late summer. Also, when encountered, the frog was eating tiny, just-transformed western toadlets (Anaxyrus boreas). Apparently, this population of spotted frogs is resistant to the toad's toxic skin excretions?
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