For a different class field trip, We headed down to the Quarry at Hueston Woods. The weather was a bit chilly since it was raining earlier that day and was expected to dump some more water on us at any minute. Luckily it stayed away. Anyway, i found this frog sleeping under a pretty big rock that was slanted off to the side of the creek. This frog is a green frog (Rana clamitans). He was really calm, i think it was just wanting to go back to sleep.Green fros are medium sized frogs with a very distinct tympanum behind the eyes. They can come in different shades of green but are gereally llighter in the front than in the back. Their legs also have a banding around them. They have webbed feet and their first toes don't extend past the second. They are active both at night and day. Their legs are half the size of their body and they usually reach full size about the age of 4 or 5.
Emily Angner
Miami University
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