5 Days after Burn: Treefrog in Palmetto Refuge
Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Lake County, Florida, USA (5-28-16)
I was surprised to find a treefrog (Pine Woods Treefrog, Hyla femoralis) well within the burn area. It was hiding under a dead but unburned palmetto leaf in the spot shown in the previous image. It is possible but seems unlikely that the frog would travel across bare ash to this location in the burn area. I suspect it survived in a shelter somewhere in or near this palmetto clump (shown in the previous image) or up in a tree above the flames.
5 Days after Burn: Treefrog in Palmetto Refuge
Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Lake County, Florida, USA (5-28-16)
I was surprised to find a treefrog (Pine Woods Treefrog, Hyla femoralis) well within the burn area. It was hiding under a dead but unburned palmetto leaf in the spot shown in the previous image. It is possible but seems unlikely that the frog would travel across bare ash to this location in the burn area. I suspect it survived in a shelter somewhere in or near this palmetto clump (shown in the previous image) or up in a tree above the flames.