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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
Country:
United States
State:
Oregon
County:
Deschutes County
Time:
1990-08-12 15:30:00
Qty:
1
Age:
Adult
Sex:
--
Method:
Visual encounter
Habitat:
Marshy edge of lake
Body Temperature:
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Air Temperature:
80.00F
Ground Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Sky Conditions:
Clear
Moon Phase:
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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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