Comments on: Who Pooped?

By: nature

nature — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:45:18 +0000

Thank you all for your excellent guesses! This week our poop was left by a western or boreal toad (Anaxyrus boreas). To see pictures of and learn more about western toads, check out these websites:

We also have an interesting children's book in the Naturalist Center that features a UC-Berkeley professor, Tyrone Hayes, and his work on studying the causes of amphibian declines. Members and teachers can borrow the book: The Frog Scientistby Pamela S. Turner. Nat. Ctr. Juv. QL668 .E2 T875 2009.

We'll have another "Who Pooped?" challenge soon, but in the meantime, see if you can figure our new "Spotlight On..." challenge.

By: Chris Irons

Chris Irons — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:03:30 +0000

Pseudacris regilla

By: RICH

RICH — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:58:40 +0000

I don’t know who pooed it, but it looks just like a chocolate desert my Mom always makes at Christmas!

By: Theresa Giacomino

Theresa Giacomino — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:55:24 +0000

frog of sorts

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:24:41 +0000

How about a Western Toad?

By: Jorge Lehr

Jorge Lehr — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:52:53 +0000

After careful consideration I may change my guess to the American bullfrog, since salamanders seem to be carriers rather than to be affected directly by chytrid fungus. And ranid frogs seem to be the most affected by this fungus, and the scat is large by amphibian standards too….

By: Violeta

Violeta — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:48:14 +0000

a frog Atelopus

By: Jorge Lehr

Jorge Lehr — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:45:42 +0000

It’s a salamander I believe, but there are so many on the ICUN Red List it’s hard to pinpoint which species…..from tiger salamander to ringed salamander to streamside salamander! Your guess is as good as mine…hahaha

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:21:17 +0000

Frogs?

By: winona

winona — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:17:11 +0000

tiger salamander?