Sunday 9 September 2012

Gollum?

Is this just a very old frog, is it a rare species, or is it an escapee from a "The Lord of the Rings" film set?  It was found climbing a steep, heather-covered slope some distance from the banks of one of the Twin Lochans.

2 comments:

  1. Poor thing.
    Suspect it is common frog.
    Which can vary in colour including black.

    http://www.surrey-arg.org.uk/SARG/08000-TheAnimals/SARGSpeciesData.asp?Species=Common_Frog

    Shame links to other sites are not readable on Kilchoan blog.
    Sorry, you will need to copy and paste to see link.

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  2. Hi Sheila - Many thanks, I'm sure you're right that it's a rather emaciated, black common frog.

    The website you've given as a link is well worth a visit - such a good layout!

    Jon

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