We had to move this little Motorbike Frog today, from the skate park. He was nestled away in a corner of the paving and unfortunately we had to blow the area down. So I shifted him over to the large hedge where there is lots of room for him to hide. I was actually surprised by how little he protested when I had to move him. He virtually crawled into my hand and sat there in his ."You cant see me" pose of being as small and flat as possible. Normally they jump about and get really slimy. I guess the cold weather must be getting to him too.
Motorbike Frogs are the most common frog in the South West of Western Australia. They are usually the first to colonize and breed in backyard ponds. Their colours vary from bright green with gold splodges after basking in the sun, to the darker fawns and browns with green splodges when it gets cool. They are one of my favourite frogs, and this little guy brightened my day so very much.
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