I realy need some help here. . .

[muzika123]

Good day fellow frog enthusiast.

I am a biology student here in the Philippines and I am in need of help from someone who can give me hints in when, where and how to catch frogs in day time and night time. Also, i would like to have some help in identifying species i have caught from my first visits in our area. thank you guys. a reply will be appreciated,.

[UncleChester]

You'd probably do well to find some experienced frog or other amphibian enthusiasts in your area and tag along.

Going out during warm, wet nights during the breeding seasons is usually the surest way to find frogs. The males at least. Warm rainy nights will often encourage species to move around, and being out when frogs are active makes them much easier to find.

Otherwise, find out the habitat of the species you're after and go there. Not much more to it then that. Carefully checking under logs or other hiding spots can turn up species that seek shelter during the day. Always replace anything you flip over very carefully to avoid squishing things and to keep this shelter available for future use. Take proper safety precautions if you're in an area where venomous critters live under logs.


My usual approach to learning about anything native to my area:

1. Go out, observe, take notes, sketch, or photograph frogs (or bees, butterflies, birds, wildflowers, turtles, dragonflies, whatever I'm currently obsessed with).
2. Find a book or website that concentrates on species specific to my region, the more localized the better.
3. Read about what I've observed. Identify what I can from the book and figure out what features I needed to pay more attention to on the things I couldn't identify. A local book is handy here, as they are more likely to explicitly show differences between similar species in your area.
4. Go back to step 1, armed with a little more info then before.

I know nothing about frogs from the Phillipines, but feel free to post any photos. Someone may be able to help you ID them and in any case we all enjoy frog photos and love seeing and learning about frogs from around the world.

[grubgobbler]

You'd probably do well to find some experienced frog or other amphibian enthusiasts in your area and tag along.

Going out during warm, wet nights during the breeding seasons is usually the surest way to find frogs. The males at least. Warm rainy nights will often encourage species to move around, and being out when frogs are active makes them much easier to find.

Otherwise, find out the habitat of the species you're after and go there. Not much more to it then that. Carefully checking under logs or other hiding spots can turn up species that seek shelter during the day. Always replace anything you flip over very carefully to avoid squishing things and to keep this shelter available for future use. Take proper safety precautions if you're in an area where venomous critters live under logs.


My usual approach to learning about anything native to my area:

1. Go out, observe, take notes, sketch, or photograph frogs (or bees, butterflies, birds, wildflowers, turtles, dragonflies, whatever I'm currently obsessed with).
2. Find a book or website that concentrates on species specific to my region, the more localized the better.
3. Read about what I've observed. Identify what I can from the book and figure out what features I needed to pay more attention to on the things I couldn't identify. A local book is handy here, as they are more likely to explicitly show differences between similar species in your area.
4. Go back to step 1, armed with a little more info then before.

I know nothing about frogs from the Phillipines, but feel free to post any photos. Someone may be able to help you ID them and in any case we all enjoy frog photos and love seeing and learning about frogs from around the world.

I can relate to that, ill be obsessed with musk turtles one day, than the next it will be box turtles or king snakes. Ill always be obsessed with bufos though!