When I opened my gate today I thought someone had stuck a piece of chewing gum on the jamb. I was more than a little annoyed, and immediately started reviewing in my head how to remove it without touching it.
This involved looking a little closer. That's when I went to pick my camera in the car. (What? You don't always have your camera on the passenger seat?)
We decided to give a friendly push to our visitor so that it doesn't get crushed when we close the gate or on the ground, when I finally drive into the yard. I consider this one my best picture this year, if not ever.
The whole beast is about 5/8 in (2cm) long. Looking it up on the Internet — and the Internet being what it is, i.e. fantastic —, I discovered that there are
frog enthusiasts in Ghana, and that a lot if not most, maybe even all, the frogs you can encounter in the country are
recorded in several places.
Based on the information I could find, I think this little beauty is
Afrixalus weidholzi. Please do feel free to
correct me if I'm wrong!
A friendly reminder: appreciation is welcome, re-use without prior written approval is not! please
get in touch with me if you want to use any of my pictures. Thank you!
