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firefly
Pondweed
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 Posted - 27/08/2009 : 19:35:57
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Hi there.
I looked at other parts of the forum and this seems to be the most likely place to post, so here goes.
Last year on the 27th September I was walking in the Cairngorms in Scotland doing some field walking for a survey when I happend upon a juvenile Common Frog jumping behind a snow-patch http://www.flickr.com/photos/28183399@N03/2893492202/in/set-72157607538603856/ (yes, a snow-patch in late September!) at an altitude of around 3760ft. The location of the observation is here: http://www.multimap.com/s/ilCBQgzG]. By a strange coincidence, whilst walking in the Ben Nevis mountain range on Saturday the 22nd August I happened upon an adult Common Frog at an identical altitude: http://www.multimap.com/s/OJ0EsFW6.
I have since been informed that these may be altitude records for Common Frogs in Scotland (which, de facto, means Britain). Does anyone on here have any information on such things, or knows anyone who does? It's not really that important, I guess, but I've become strangely interested in finding out!
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
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Posted - 29/08/2009 : 09:35:35
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It's an interesting topic and it would be great if you can prove these are the highest in Britian, but I don't really know much about them personally.
I've just looked up the common frog in a book and in there it says that common frogs can live up to altitudes up to 9,000 feet (2,740m) and are found in the Pyrenees and the Alps. It also says they are extremely tolerant to cold so they can be found in Siberia and the Artic circle as the most northernly found species of frog in Europe.
Sounds like they are quite a cool species, which I've never given much thought to before.
I hope you can prove they are records for Britian. Not sure how you could prove it though. Have you contacted the local nature organisation around there? They might have contacts with a local group that are mapping sightings for conservation etc.
Good Luck and keep us informed.  |
 
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Altitude records for Common Frogs
