When I was in Brunei, I stayed in a rural area and I use to love listening to them singing at night, especially after the rain, it;s so harmony, not a noisy sound at all!
The frog I have in the house makes a bit of a noisy clicking sound and is no where near as bad as a treefrog. He is in my office and really is only noisy when the lights go off. I timed it so I'm rarely around at that time. However, if I do watch a movie in there, it can be a little annoying.
Other than the diagram which I sourced, all the photos are mine. I could change it a little, but I don't think it's a huge issue since there are atleast 6 versions of the study free online.
Also, I only used 1 direct citation, also sourced.
Great write-up and info on the frogs. They are interesting little creatures. Like our bees and butterflies, pesticides and insecticides are threatening our delightful little frogs.
Actually this summer I have only seen a couple frogs around or maybe they were toads. 😊
Your pet frog is cute. I’ve never seen one like yours.
It's a little hard to know the difference between a frog and a toad. Most people just look at the easy ones and think they are a pro.
As far as I know frogs aren't directly affected by pesticides and insecticides unless it is excessive or put into breeding pools. However, killing insects is bad. Leaving the grass longer really helps them, especially if there is a wild meadow or bog nearby.
I didn't get my frog in the wild. Actually, they can't even be sold here anymore, I bought him just to make sure I would have a legacy animal....
Wow, this is amazing @abitcoinskeptic! We love the little tree frogs, so sad to see they are endangered and not protected. Where we live wildlife is so carefully protected, it's truly important for our eco-system and our health as humans. Love this information. Wonderful pictures, thank you for the share!
Thanks. I feel like a hippy saying this, but I wanted to tell their story.
Sadly, these guys love living in Rice Paddies which is not a natural environment so they are definitely going to be in areas near humans. The suggestion is to not allow development in rural areas, but the farmers can be rather picky about that.
Wow. You gave us a lot of information. I do hope that the frog does survive. It sounds like the ones in your neighborhood are doing really well. Hope it will stay that way.
I seem to have read that frogs all over the world are in trouble - partly because we remove habitat, partly we use so much poison in our yards and in agriculture that impacts the water and... everything, really. And is crazy that we do it!!
It's really awful. Another problem is even when we preserve areas we often turn them into 'parks'. We need to start shutting off large areas of the planet from any human activity (especially commerical activity or 'eco-tourism') and only allow access to the odd research team.
Agreed!! I listened to a radio show the other day where an author was interviewed who had gone out into pristine wilderness. He talked about how connected he felt and that more people should see it to want to protect it. While I understand his thinking, my inside only screamed: NOOOOOOOO
More people only means more pollution, disturbance, impact of the negative kind...
I do think that belongs in some places, national parks are important, even if for education. It is certainly better than a zoo or garden. But yeah...limits and respect need to be observed and taught.
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The DNA is different (I can't check this)
The Suwon Treefrog is said to be slightly smaller, but this is not useful for identifying individuals (I don't have a large sample size)
The Suwon Treefrogs tends to hang on rice plants in the middle of the rice paddy while singing, while the Japanese Treefrogs like to sit on the banks of the rice paddies while calling (I'm not going to wade through rice paddies at night because it will annoy the farmers)
The Suwon Treefrogs may start singing during the middle of the day, but both sing a lot more at night (I never heard any singing during the day)
There are very specific ways to measure them that show consistent differences (this is the easiest way to tell them apart, more below because it is not easy).
LOL... you don't have a home biology lab stashed away somewhere?... but seriously, have you just tried asking them?
Your frog looks pretty cool though... is he still part way between tadpole and adult? or maybe the photo makes it look like that...
I'm actually going to look into where I can see some live specimens. Maybe the university across from the reservoir has some or a local museum. I've seen some pictures that may be credible and I imagine they weren't taken in the wild because the actual locations of the little guys are kept uber secret to avoid attention.
If you mean my albino frog at the bottom, its over 4 years old and an adult. If you mean the first picture, that was taken mod july which is right around breeding season, so probably an adult male of atleast 1 year old.
I've seen tadpoles of both species, but not froglets yet. I tried breeding my albino one, but the female died and I cannot buy them anymore here...
Frogs, especially the tiny little tree frogs have always been a fascinating little singing frog, with our rain season approaching I really hope to see some soon.
I have never seen a frog like the one you have that sings underwater, really a smiley happy little chap!
We are not seeing as many as we did twenty years ago, here are two photographed in my kitchen September 2017, both measured between 40 to 50 mm in length. (Relatively accurate length estimated by first photo on dish towel hanger in kitchen full length is 65mm. )
We have an abundance of bigger frogs and toad, these little chirping frogs steal ones heart!
Wow. I've never seen any in my house, but a few visitors would be nice .
That page is neat. I like the water lilly frog, the one with the striking eyes (natal) and the one that looks like it is going to burst (palatain).
The last one avtually reminds me of my own frog. Mine is called an albino african clawed frog. I imagine he is frog near your area. He doesn't leave the water.
Such an abundance of frog species where you live.
I want to upvote this and downvote it at the same time. The upvote for the very interesting article and detailed information, the downvote for keeping a frog in an aquarium and depriving it of freedom.
I understand your sentiment. To clarify, the frog I have in my aquarium is not an endangered species. The green frogs in the other aquarium were in a pet store. Those are just green treefrogs. I couldn't find any of the rare Suwon frogs to photograph.
I agree, keeping frogs in an aquarium is not ideal, but my frog does have around 40L of water to swim around in. This is the recommended amount. I feed him a mixture of live and dried foods. He happily sings every night which is a good sign of his well being. Although they normally live around 3 to 7 years in the wild, they can live 15 to 20 years in the aquarium. Frogs don't have a similar concept of freedom as humans and can happily spend their time anywhere they are feeling safe and comfortable with access to their food.
He is called an African Clawed frog. They are an entirely aquatic species and do not leave the water (I tried to make him a beach and he never crawled out more than 30%. They would not survive in the wild where I live and are actually no longer allowed for sale here.
Did you know this species of frog was once a laboratory frog and used extensively for medical purposes? They used to inject the females with eggs from human women and were able to tell if the human eggs were fertilized. It was a pregnancy test back in the 1930s.
Well you might be right and you might not be... Personally I don't support any kind of captivity, but at the same time those are your decisions to make and I apologize for getting all judgemental. I wish you and your frog friend the best and that you can learn the max from each other!
I don't get upset when people judge me, especially for keeping pets. I think there is a scale of what is right and wrong to keep. I don't really like talking about this because I'm not a vegan and I think owning much more intelligent animals like dogs and cats is for the most part ok. It's exotic pets I have a problem with, or too many, but mostly just are they well kept.
"Did you know this species of frog was once a laboratory frog and used extensively for medical purposes? They used to inject the females with eggs from human women and were able to tell if the human eggs were fertilized. It was a pregnancy test back in the 1930s" - had no idea and its a jaw dropping piece of information, just siiiick
This was a super pleasant read and just what I want to come into our #steemstem tag. Korea is my home away from home so I could picture the Suwon fields quite deeply. I used to frequently peruse the riverside for various animals and bugs in Anyang, but I never had a good camera at the time, years ago.
Fascinating stuff! We featured you in our Weekly post over at @steemstem =)
Thanks so much. It's neat that you've been to Anyang. I pass by there everyday on the way to work. I also cycle along the stream there sometimes.
I want to do more STEM, but it's really a lot of work. I'll stick to selfies with inspirational paragraphs for the time being ;) Keep your tribe awesome.
What a fascinating read, I often see frogs on the golf course and the occasional walk outside of the downtown area.
I'm surprised frogs like the golf course with all the heavy chemicals use. I guess they hang out in the rough.
When I was in Brunei, I stayed in a rural area and I use to love listening to them singing at night, especially after the rain, it;s so harmony, not a noisy sound at all!
I also like the frog sounds, so I bought a frog.
Having a treefrog inside would mean no sleeping until it is done for the evening.
Oh no, you have one inside the house?? Why do you torture yourself!! :D
The frog I have in the house makes a bit of a noisy clicking sound and is no where near as bad as a treefrog. He is in my office and really is only noisy when the lights go off. I timed it so I'm rarely around at that time. However, if I do watch a movie in there, it can be a little annoying.
Hey there, thanks for this interesting post.
Frogs 4 ever!
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Thanks, glad you liked it.
Other than the diagram which I sourced, all the photos are mine. I could change it a little, but I don't think it's a huge issue since there are atleast 6 versions of the study free online.
Also, I only used 1 direct citation, also sourced.
If there could be issues we can't vote. Please figure this out to get the Support. Regards
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I've changed the image to my own. No longer any issues.
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Great write-up and info on the frogs. They are interesting little creatures. Like our bees and butterflies, pesticides and insecticides are threatening our delightful little frogs.
Actually this summer I have only seen a couple frogs around or maybe they were toads. 😊
Your pet frog is cute. I’ve never seen one like yours.
It's a little hard to know the difference between a frog and a toad. Most people just look at the easy ones and think they are a pro.
As far as I know frogs aren't directly affected by pesticides and insecticides unless it is excessive or put into breeding pools. However, killing insects is bad. Leaving the grass longer really helps them, especially if there is a wild meadow or bog nearby.
I didn't get my frog in the wild. Actually, they can't even be sold here anymore, I bought him just to make sure I would have a legacy animal....
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the frogs are so small in the photo!
Haha yeah, even the fully grown adults could easily fit on a US quarter.
Wow, this is amazing @abitcoinskeptic! We love the little tree frogs, so sad to see they are endangered and not protected. Where we live wildlife is so carefully protected, it's truly important for our eco-system and our health as humans. Love this information. Wonderful pictures, thank you for the share!
Thanks. I feel like a hippy saying this, but I wanted to tell their story.
Sadly, these guys love living in Rice Paddies which is not a natural environment so they are definitely going to be in areas near humans. The suggestion is to not allow development in rural areas, but the farmers can be rather picky about that.
Glad to hear your area is doing a better job.
I think every country has its endangered species list. This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you likely it. Sadly you are right, there are endangered species in every country...or worse, there used to be.
Wow. You gave us a lot of information. I do hope that the frog does survive. It sounds like the ones in your neighborhood are doing really well. Hope it will stay that way.
I also hope they survive. Protecting farmland in general is important. Humans already use up enough of the Earth.
The ones in my neighborhood aren't the endangered ones. Those are now completely gone near here. However, their population is declining too.
I seem to have read that frogs all over the world are in trouble - partly because we remove habitat, partly we use so much poison in our yards and in agriculture that impacts the water and... everything, really. And is crazy that we do it!!
It's really awful. Another problem is even when we preserve areas we often turn them into 'parks'. We need to start shutting off large areas of the planet from any human activity (especially commerical activity or 'eco-tourism') and only allow access to the odd research team.
Agreed!! I listened to a radio show the other day where an author was interviewed who had gone out into pristine wilderness. He talked about how connected he felt and that more people should see it to want to protect it. While I understand his thinking, my inside only screamed: NOOOOOOOO
More people only means more pollution, disturbance, impact of the negative kind...
I do think that belongs in some places, national parks are important, even if for education. It is certainly better than a zoo or garden. But yeah...limits and respect need to be observed and taught.
It's so sad that we are killing so many species to build a new parking lots or pouring crap in our waters. We are our worst enemies @abitcoinskeptic 😾
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Agreed. In this poor guy's case, he is attracted to agricultural areas, but that's also where the cities are here.
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LOL... you don't have a home biology lab stashed away somewhere?... but seriously, have you just tried asking them?
Your frog looks pretty cool though... is he still part way between tadpole and adult? or maybe the photo makes it look like that...
I'm actually going to look into where I can see some live specimens. Maybe the university across from the reservoir has some or a local museum. I've seen some pictures that may be credible and I imagine they weren't taken in the wild because the actual locations of the little guys are kept uber secret to avoid attention.
If you mean my albino frog at the bottom, its over 4 years old and an adult. If you mean the first picture, that was taken mod july which is right around breeding season, so probably an adult male of atleast 1 year old.
I've seen tadpoles of both species, but not froglets yet. I tried breeding my albino one, but the female died and I cannot buy them anymore here...
I love frogs! Very cute
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Haha they are great. They look odd, eat bugs and make lovely noises.
They sure are adorable 😍😍😍
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Indeed 🐸🐸🐸🐸🥰🥰🥰
Frogs, especially the tiny little tree frogs have always been a fascinating little singing frog, with our rain season approaching I really hope to see some soon.
I have never seen a frog like the one you have that sings underwater, really a smiley happy little chap!
We are not seeing as many as we did twenty years ago, here are two photographed in my kitchen September 2017, both measured between 40 to 50 mm in length. (Relatively accurate length estimated by first photo on dish towel hanger in kitchen full length is 65mm. )
We have an abundance of bigger frogs and toad, these little chirping frogs steal ones heart!
For more information on Frogs in Durban - http://www.tyroneping.co.za/frogs-durban/
Wow. I've never seen any in my house, but a few visitors would be nice .
That page is neat. I like the water lilly frog, the one with the striking eyes (natal) and the one that looks like it is going to burst (palatain).
The last one avtually reminds me of my own frog. Mine is called an albino african clawed frog. I imagine he is frog near your area. He doesn't leave the water.
Such an abundance of frog species where you live.
I want to upvote this and downvote it at the same time. The upvote for the very interesting article and detailed information, the downvote for keeping a frog in an aquarium and depriving it of freedom.
I understand your sentiment. To clarify, the frog I have in my aquarium is not an endangered species. The green frogs in the other aquarium were in a pet store. Those are just green treefrogs. I couldn't find any of the rare Suwon frogs to photograph.
I agree, keeping frogs in an aquarium is not ideal, but my frog does have around 40L of water to swim around in. This is the recommended amount. I feed him a mixture of live and dried foods. He happily sings every night which is a good sign of his well being. Although they normally live around 3 to 7 years in the wild, they can live 15 to 20 years in the aquarium. Frogs don't have a similar concept of freedom as humans and can happily spend their time anywhere they are feeling safe and comfortable with access to their food.
He is called an African Clawed frog. They are an entirely aquatic species and do not leave the water (I tried to make him a beach and he never crawled out more than 30%. They would not survive in the wild where I live and are actually no longer allowed for sale here.
Did you know this species of frog was once a laboratory frog and used extensively for medical purposes? They used to inject the females with eggs from human women and were able to tell if the human eggs were fertilized. It was a pregnancy test back in the 1930s.
Well you might be right and you might not be... Personally I don't support any kind of captivity, but at the same time those are your decisions to make and I apologize for getting all judgemental. I wish you and your frog friend the best and that you can learn the max from each other!
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I don't get upset when people judge me, especially for keeping pets. I think there is a scale of what is right and wrong to keep. I don't really like talking about this because I'm not a vegan and I think owning much more intelligent animals like dogs and cats is for the most part ok. It's exotic pets I have a problem with, or too many, but mostly just are they well kept.
"Did you know this species of frog was once a laboratory frog and used extensively for medical purposes? They used to inject the females with eggs from human women and were able to tell if the human eggs were fertilized. It was a pregnancy test back in the 1930s" - had no idea and its a jaw dropping piece of information, just siiiick
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This was a super pleasant read and just what I want to come into our #steemstem tag. Korea is my home away from home so I could picture the Suwon fields quite deeply. I used to frequently peruse the riverside for various animals and bugs in Anyang, but I never had a good camera at the time, years ago.
Fascinating stuff! We featured you in our Weekly post over at @steemstem =)
Thanks so much. It's neat that you've been to Anyang. I pass by there everyday on the way to work. I also cycle along the stream there sometimes.
I want to do more STEM, but it's really a lot of work. I'll stick to selfies with inspirational paragraphs for the time being ;) Keep your tribe awesome.
Hey we're no tribe, anyone can do what we're doing =P
And you don't need to be so in-depth, your post was HUGE. Look forward to seeing some in the future some time then =)
And yeah I lived in Anyang for a year, and then Bucheon. Traveled the whole country quite a lot!