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Date Collected
2021
Publication Date
11-16-2023
Location Collected
Robert B. Gordon Natural Area for Environmental Studies
Description
Lithobates clamitans melanota (Northern Green Frog)
7/5/2021
Group: Amphibians & Reptiles
Type: Amphibians
Family: Ranidae
Notes
Common Names: Northern Green Frog
Years Observed: 2007; 2013; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2023
Identified and First Noted By: William Ricci
Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen; Stroud Water Research Center; Noah Long; Nur Ritter; Kathryn Krueger; Miranda Davies; David Kramer
Comments:
In 2021, the rare 'Blue Mutant' (the axanthic form) was observed in Gordon Run by GNA student intern Noah Long. We spent weeks attempting to get photos of this individual and finally were able too. Because of our obsession with getting photographs, we named the frog 'Moby Turquoise.'
Recommended Citation
Long, N. (2023). Lithobates clamitans melanota (Northern Green Frog) — the blue mutant form. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_salam_images/27