Leopard Toad by cfulton
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Description
I am very fortunate to live in an area of the Western Cape, South Africa, where the Western Leopard Toad (Amietophrynus pantherinus) still manages to reside.
They are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/54723/0).
There is a group of ToadNUTS (http://toadnuts.ning.com/) that I have just joined to raise public awareness of their plight.
This little guy was on the driveway one rainy morning and I managed to capture him ‘in natural surroundings’. All the others I have been able to photograph were on the road at night in my car headlights. Those were photographed in my bath before releasing them in a safe area away from the road and close to the water of the marina.
They are quite placid and comical characters that I am very glad to have in my environment!
Thankfully I am not looking for a prince…
Clive
Comments (20)
I like this creature!!!Fantastic!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
Fantastic macro.
Gorgeous or what! I'd be happy to kiss him any time (OK I know it's a toad not a frog, but at my age .....)
wow, so little!! thank for share!!
Great capture - we have to take care of these small guys! :o)
Aww, he is so small!!
Cute! Wonderful finding/capture!
Dude! Impressed! And so, so lucky! Rob
awwwww...what a dinky
Great shot.
They are minute Clive. Stunning capture of this little critter.
Fantastic capture and picture in picture presentation!
WOW Clive! I just watched Carte Blanche a couple of Sundays ago and saw the effort the local community is putting in to save these fellows! Wonderful shot of this cutie!
What a cute little guy this is!! So tiny, and so colorful ... and a wonderfully sharp photo. Nicely done!
omg what an amazing shot!!! hugs Jane xx
Wonderful little guy! Great shot!
A monster from out there !
What a capture Never saw one of these before But have to say I have now...awesome image A fav with me Hugs Susan~
Sweet little guy he is - but what if he take the matches and make a big fire in the swamps?!?
sooooo cute!!!!!!!