This larva is about one year old.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/21/95 ..... Photo: AAG-003
With the legs pulled back, the beautiful mottling can be seen on the flank of this adult-sized frog.
Photographed by Lisa L. Hunter ..... Date: 7/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-055
With the frog turned over, the bright red color of the underside of the legs can be seen on this adult-sized frog.
Photographed by Lisa L. Hunter ..... Date: 8/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-056
This tadpole shows the typical reddish and brassy color on the undersides, and a relatively short, tall tail with little spotting.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-057
This tadpole shows the relatively long tail, not as tall as the red-legged frog, and with more spotting.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/26/95 ..... Photo: AAG-058
This frog was found along a high elevation stream in a clearcut-meadow complex, as is typical for this species.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 8/2/95 ..... Photo: AAG-059
This juvenile Cascade frog shows the typical honey or caramel colored undersides of the legs, and the variable spotting pattern under the chest and head.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 9/1/95 ..... Photo: AAG-061
In the western Cascades, breeding ponds of Cascade frogs are often in small ponds or puddles in high elevation herbaceous meadows. Some of these ponds, including the one pictured here are also used heavily by elk.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 9/6/95 ..... Photo: AAG-064
This group of larvae were hatched within a few months prior to the photograph.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 8/7/95 ..... Photo: AAG-005
This group of larvae were hatched from eggs within a few months prior to this photo.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/19/95 ..... Photo: AAG-024
This individual shows a mottled pattern that is uncommon in most populations.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/26/95 ..... Photo: AAG-026
After breeding in ponds or metamorphosing, these newts may travel up to several kilometers from their breeding ponds.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 8/28/95 ..... Photo: AAG-028
Treefrog tadpoles are distinguished from Rana species by the placement of the eyes. Here you can see the eyes near the boarder of the head, breaking the head outline. Eyes of the Cascade and red-legged frog tadpoles are set in from the head margin when viewed from above.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-049
These froglets, some still with small tails, are escaping the pond habitat, and possible predators, by climbing up these sedge stalks at the edge of the pond. Soon they will make a trek away from the pond toward an uncertain future.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 8/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-052
The mottled groin and red undersides of the legs typical of this species are hidden as this frog floats on the surface of the pond. The dark earpatch, and pale lip-line below and behind the eye help to identify the frog.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 7/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-053
This adult-sized frog was coaxed out of the water. They normally escape a perceived threat by swimming down into tangles of live and dead vegetation at stream and pond edges and bottoms.
Photographed by Matthew G. Hunter ..... Date: 8/18/95 ..... Photo: AAG-054