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White Lipped Frog (Hylarana raniceps) - Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
I was looking over my photos from Borneo to make sure I hadn't missed any I wanted to post (theres still more to come!) and I came across this photo which I had not paid too much attention to previously. Its a White Lipped Frog (Hylarana raniceps), a common species which I frequently encountered, when I saw this one I just snapped a few shots and moved on. However now after reviewing my photos of this species I can see that this individual is much lighter colored than the other white lipped frogs I saw. Many frogs are capable of a certain amount of color change and can often go from light to dark depending on their surroundings, time of day, and health. However I am not convinced this is the case here, this frog just seems too lightly colored and it was found at night just like many others of its species that were not this color. I'm curious as to whether this could possible be an aberrantly colored frog; if it is the potential aberrations might be:
Xanthic - More yellow pigment than normal.
Amelanistic - less pigment than usual which results in a very pale individual.
Hypomelanistic - reduced amount of melanin resulting a color that is significantly lighter than normal.
These are my thoughts, but then again I'm not convinced that this isn't in the normal color range of this species as well, it just so happens all the other individuals I saw were significantly darker.
Here's a link to my photo of a typical individual: www.flickr.com/photos/26500525@N08/10063170145/in/set-721...
The common frog is found throughout much of Europe as far north as northern Scandinavia.
Adult common frogs will feed on any invertebrate of a suitable size, although they do not feed at all during the breeding season.
Outside the breeding season, common frogs live a solitary life in damp places near ponds or marshes or in long grass.
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This was the Victoria Day long weekend in Canada. Traditionally held around May 24th (hence, the May 2-4 weekend, a 2-4 being a 24 case of beer) it is the official mark of summer in Canada.
We went camping with some friends. One day I was walking between our campsites when I spotted some mushrooms growing. Then I see this little guy hopping around. He froze, totally afraid of me but it let me get some shots!
I found him here: flic.kr/p/c3B2qW
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This Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) frequently visits our barrel pond in the backyard. I'm hoping that we'll find some tadpoles in there one day. Photographed with a Canon EOS 7D and a Sigma 150mm Macro Lens and a Sigma EM-140 DG Ring Flash.
Frog - It must be spring, the frogs are getting frisky in my pond. This one was very brave and didn't disapear under the water when I approached.
All my frogs are here:-
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A very serious-minded frog.
Using the 100-400 lens, out looking for birds, and this guy showed up, so used what I had, and am pleased with the results.
This fellow let me get the camera lense a mere inches from his nose, while his friends would dive under and disapear before I got any where near them.
"The California red legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog that is now endemic to California. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora). The frog is an IUCN vulnerable species, and a federally listed threatened species of the United States, and is protected by law." - Wikipedia
Botanical Gardens, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA.
White Lipped Frog (Hylarana raniceps) - Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Playing catch up with some more shots from Borneo. The white lipped frog was a common inhabitant of the bornean jungle and was typically found near streams and flooded areas. This particular one was found near a depression which had become inundated with water and had attracted multitudes of frogs to it. This species was one of the more common ones at that particular site with hundreds being present.