Sunday, September 14, 2025

COLOR ME BLUE!

 

BLUE-COLORED green treefrogs??

 If you’ve never seen an aberrantly blue-colored green treefrog — or if you’re already a fan —  you’re in for a treat at Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, VA.  Over the past few days two have been easily spotted along the boardwalk. One is almost fully blue and one is partially blue.   The blues seen all over the world are usually a pale AQUA blue.

You can read a brief note about the history of these  critters with axanthism and about the massive number of regular green treefrogs can typically find at Neabsco Boardwalk each September) in my note for the Virginia Herpetological Society: https://virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/catesbeiana-pdf/cat44n2/cat44n2.pdf

Pages 106-107. 


Have fun!


Huntley Meadows Park:

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley-meadows-park