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California treefrog

The scientific name of the California treefrog, Pseudacris cadaverina, refers to the fact that its body is so pale (like a cadaver). This species is most likely to be found in bouldery creeks, where its pale, cryptic coloration blends right in with the rocky backgrounds that it sits on. In this case there were actually four or five frogs all in a line back-to-back; I focused the camera on only one of them. The remaining frogs are directly behind it but not visible at this angle.

 

Angeles National Forest, CA

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Uploaded on November 16, 2014
Taken on July 22, 2009