This impressive frog was one of several that I saw along the edge of this small lake near Hyalite reservoir. Thanks to Joshua Puhn for convincing me that it was indeed a Columbia Spotted Frog.
Columbia Spotted Frog, Rana luteiventris Oregon Spotted Frog, Rana pretiosa ...
a Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus), and a white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) nestling [105]; approximately half of the predatory attempts were successful. The Clark's nutcracker also kills and consumes tadpoles of the Columbia spotted frog ...
See also: Spotted Frog, Bullfrog, Leopard Frog, American Bullfrog, Leopard
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