Mar 20, 2012 10:54 AM
Through DNA analyses, a puzzle that has confounded biologists for several decades has been solved, and a new species of leopard frog—as yet unnamed—has been documented.
I was first introduced to leopard frogs, as were most of us, in high school biology class. Leopard frogs were the frogs of choice for lab dissections.
In the spring of 1988, I had my second encounter with leopard frogs: during a late night excursion to Oyster Pond in Montauk with Larry Penny, Jim Cavanaugh, Andy Sabin and Mike Klemmens. In a small freshwater wetland adjacent to the main pond, we could hear the odd mating calls of the males, a combination of sounds best described as grunts, chuckles, snores and air-filled balloons being twisted and rubbed by hands.
Named for the dark, round spots found on... more
I was first introduced to leopard frogs, as were most of us, in high school biology class. Leopard frogs were the frogs of choice for lab dissections.
In the spring of 1988, I had my second encounter with leopard frogs: during a late night excursion to Oyster Pond in Montauk with Larry Penny, Jim Cavanaugh, Andy Sabin and Mike Klemmens. In a small freshwater wetland adjacent to the main pond, we could hear the odd mating calls of the males, a combination of sounds best described as grunts, chuckles, snores and air-filled balloons being twisted and rubbed by hands.
Named for the dark, round spots found on... more
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