Pacific tree frog

I didn't have to go far for this photograph! This tiny pacific tree frog was right in our campsite.

Adult in Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. July 25th 2016.

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Butterfly Valley, Plumas Co., CA

Fun fact: Pacific Treefrog breeding groups can be quite chaotic. On warm (~50 F or 10 C), humid nights, many males can be calling. As the breeding area becomes more crowded, encounter calls begin to get mixed in with advertisement calls. The males will often attempt to mate with any non-vocalizing amphibian that gets too close. This includes not only male Pacific Treefrogs, but other species of frogs, and even salamanders! I wish I could have moved the blades of grass that was causing…

The Pacific tree frog, also known as the Pacific chorus frog, has a range spanning the Pacific Northwest, from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington to Br...