Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito)
Last Modified: February 6th, 2015 - 02:46 PM Entered by: Noah Mueller
Record 215352
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Country: United States |
State: Florida |
County: Alachua County |
Time: 2015-02-01 15:07:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Eggs |
Sex: Both |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: ----- |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 71.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: ----- |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
These were observed in about 4" of water near the edge of a pond in upland habitat where gopher frogs have been documented before. If they're not gopher frog eggs, then they are leopard frog.
Kevin Enge, state herpetologist writes, "From the photos, my guess is gopher instead of leopard frog, although that is a lot shallower water than gopher frogs like. Usually, they deposit eggs in water at least 1 foot deep. A gopher frog egg mass is approximately spherical, about the size of a fist, and is more firm that a leopard frog’s, which is more of an amorphous shape."
Here are other differences from Enge:
Leopard:
Black embryo
Embryo 2.0-2.4 mm in diameter
Hatchling 8 mm long
Gopher:
Gray-black embryo
Embryo 2.9-3.8 mm in diameter
Hatchling 12 mm long
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