Green and Golden Bell Frog (Ranoidea aurea)
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Ranoidea aurea
Green and Golden Bell Frog
GenusRanoidea NZ statusIntroduced
While Green and Golden Bell Frogs can become a pest in the wrong environment, they can also be a useful indicator of a healthy ecosystem and help keep some insect populations in check. I love this image for how naturally the frog is framed among the sedges and grasses. It seems to be mostly the younger, smaller frogs that perch like this. Larger frogs tend to bend and move the stems under their weight, making them far less stable. That gives the younger frogs access to these elevated perches and creates some really unique poses that you don't often get to photograph.
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