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Agile frog
Scientific name: Rana dalmatina
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Family: RANIDAE
Group: Amphibians
Shyness: Very shy
Safe distance: 2 m
Breeding season / Courtship: 01.02-30.04
Gestation: 10–14 jours
Births: 01.05-30.06
Habitat:
Open woodland edges, damp meadows and hedgerows
Description:
The agile frog is a small terrestrial frog of 6–8 cm with light brownish-red dorsal coloration and pale throat, equipped with strong hind legs. It inhabits open woodland edges, damp meadows and hedgerows, feeding on insects and spiders. During the breeding season, males call from the water’s edge to attract females into shallow water.
Recommended lens:
>=Macro
Photography tips:
Approach slowly to about 2 m and crouch at ground level to capture skin and leg details. Shoot early morning or late afternoon in raking light to highlight dorsal texture, using a shallow depth of field to isolate the frog from the background.
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