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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

Created: April 13th, 2010 - 08:31 PM
Last Modified: April 13th, 2010 - 10:35 PM
Entered by: Matt Ormsby
Record 42544
Country:
United States
State:
Missouri
County:
Saint Charles County
Time:
2010-04-13 00:00:00
Qty:
100
Age:
Larva
Sex:
--
Method:
Visual encounter
Habitat:
Upland forest - Oak
Body Temperature:
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Air Temperature:
82.00F
Ground Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Sky Conditions:
Clear
Moon Phase:
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Elevation:
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Barometric Pressure:
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Notes

Found in a new vernal pool. School of 100+ WF tadpoles observed in shallow area of pool.

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Comments

Posted by Matt Ormsby on Apr 13, 2010 at 10:31 PM

No problem, the size of the pic doesnt help. I will be adding more data such as weather, habitat ETC. Though I did make sure to select larva for the age class maybe we need to change something so it sticks out that when you see the record it says Eggs - Larva - Sub - Adult - varying rather than be lost in the small type.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 13, 2010 at 09:45 PM

Please disregard..
Heck I thought it was a pic of one frog... LOL Maybe I am going blind.
Sorry.. I think a note saying there is a 100+ tadpoles in the pictures is good. As an overall thought about tadpoles, I am a little concerned they are being counted (in counts as adults),which could lead to misleading totals of species of concern.. Just a passing thought..
You are making a ton of entries, which are really nice.. "thanks"

Posted by Matt Ormsby on Apr 13, 2010 at 09:23 PM

I added another pic and adjusted the contrast and zoomed in some, but with the movement of them breaking the surface of the water and glare of sunlight they are hard to see. In the first pic the "school" of tadpoles starts from the upper left of the pic and all the way across to the bottom right strays. I was being conservative with only putting down 100 qty but if you feel strongly about it I will adjust down.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 13, 2010 at 09:04 PM

Hi Matt.. I dont see 100, can you change the qty to reflect the actuall
count? Thanks in advance