Friday, July 18, 2008

Tun-gara...Tun-gara-ra-ra


f/5.6  1/100  ISO100 100mm

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tungara Frog


f/8  1/100 ISO100 100mm

A male tungara frog deflates his submerged 
lungs as he waits for safety to begin calling 
again. 

Scinax rubra


f/5.6  1/100 ISO100 100mm

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Tungara Frog


f/3.2  1/100  ISO100 100mm

Every night during the wet season is a star-
struck night of romance for the male
Tungara frog.

Friday, July 11, 2008

A male tungara frog


f/2.8  1/125  ISO100 100mm

Despite its toad-like appearance Physalaemus
pustulosus is in fact a frog and a prolific
frog at that. This is one of the most abundant and 
broadly distributed amphibians in the neotropics. 
In pursuit of this honor males congregate at ephemeral 
pools of rainwater during the wet season and chorus to 
attract females, whom control mate choice and select 
males on the basis of a male's song. As with males of most 
animal species, a male tungara frog spends considerable 
time courting with little, if any, mating opportunity.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Hyla ebraccata calls above embryos


f/10  1/100  ISO100 100mm

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

more Scinax rubra


f/3.2  1/100th  ISO 100  100mm

Scinax rubra considers flight.

Scinax rubra


f/4.0  1/100  ISO 100  100mm

This Scinax species is famous for its willingness
to jump off tall aerial stuctures, gliding down
to the earth safely with its body stretched out
like a base-jumper. 


Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Hyla rosenbergi, Gladiator Tree Frog


f/5.6  ISO 100  100mm 1/100th

I believe this species is the most affectionate of 
Panama's frogs - you can see the personality in
their eyes. It is not uncommon for a gladiator 
to lunge from a branch onto a human observer, 
climbing up onto one's shoulder and perching 
patiently for an opportunity to sing. Precious.