I found a frog
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
Rockingham, Australia
November 3, 2017 7:54pm CST
While repotting some plants in our shade-house I came across this cute little frog so off I went for my camera to take a photo of him. If I’m going to use him/her for a discussion I need to be able to come up with some information about him/her. He/she will be a ‘him’ from now on.
I wanted to know what type of frog he is. I went searching for ‘Frogs of the South-West’ and came up with the motor-bike frog (Litoria moorei) which is quite common around here and so named because, surprise surprise, its call sounds like a motor-bike.
It is large and powerfully built and the back colour can vary considerably. Apparently when the weather is warmer it will look like my little fellow but in colder weather it will be an almost uniform dark brown. The toes are only partially webbed.
I’ve seen him two or three times and I always look for him now. Knowing where he is saves me getting a sudden fright if he should take a sudden leap in my direction. Do you ever see frogs?
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
I've had frogs legs in a restaurant. You don't often see them on menus here.
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
It has been a long time since I seen a frog around here but during the spring and summer you can always here them. They are so loud.
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
4 Nov 17
I used to see frogs occasionally in my back yard when I was a kid. I haven't seen one in ages. I guess that's "urban expansion" for you (or "cats in the neighborhood").
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
4 Nov 17
@LoriAMoore — sheesh, think we lived in the same city or something.....
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
@FourWalls @LoriAMoore Hopefully they might make a comeback. We had frogs in the garden when we lived in suburbia but that was a long time ago.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Nov 17
The frog is color coordinated with the leaf.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
4 Nov 17
We had some friends who used to live near an area that all the time you seen frogs, and a lot of them were baby ones in the spring, and what a pleasure to watch.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
It's good to watch them isn't it? All baby animals are cute to watch.
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
that is one wrinkly frog 
we have many here, i might see one every single day if i look for them
i just saw a documentary on frogs in the rainforest and there are many many types, and quite dangerous too 
The hairy frog was the scariest, it has claws
we have many here, i might see one every single day if i look for them
i just saw a documentary on frogs in the rainforest and there are many many types, and quite dangerous too The hairy frog was the scariest, it has claws2 people like this
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
Not anymore these days. I remember when I was a kid I could never fall asleep without catching a frog. So my mom would let me out with my nanny just to look for frogs or I wouldn't go to bed.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
4 Nov 17
It is hard to find this frog with protective coloration.I haven't heard of the motor-bike frog,but over here there are stores that sell bullfrogs .They say bullfrogs make a loud noise.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
8 Nov 17
@JudyEv Some like to eat bullfrogs,but I don't eat it.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 17
he looks quite happy there too
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Nov 17
@JudyEv obviously better than some murky pond or the nearest canal for him - a frog with a penthouse suite and TV
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Nov 17
One was hanging on my screen door a couple nights ago.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
It looks beautiful, and I wonder what sound does it make, the reason why it was called motor-bike frog!
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
It makes a sound like a motor-bike. Quite unnerving really how realistic the sound is.
@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
4 Nov 17
I have been seeing a few little green tree frogs around my house lately.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
They're cute really aren't they? I don't mind them at all.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
4 Nov 17
did you kiss the frog to see if he would turn into a Prince
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
If you kept the grass short they'd make more use of the gardens. 
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Nov 17
I love the color pattern on that frog's back!
Living here in tropical Florida, we have millions of frogs everywhere.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Nov 17
@JudyEv No crocodiles here. just alligators.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Nov 17
@moffittjc I should have known that. We're the ones with the crocs.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
Awhile ago I also frog in the garden, its a brown colored frog and not a beautiful one
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 17
Some are not at all pretty. This is one of the better looking ones perhaps.
