Black on White

Or should it be green on white? I weighed our four little splendid green tree frogs yesterday and boy are they porkers! They all came in as little tackers around 4-5g and they are now all between 10-13g. They don't have long to go in their quarantine and then section will come and take them away to be put on display.

I've nicknamed this little guy 'four spot'. They all have individual spot markings so when they first came in I took shots of them all so we could tell them apart - still tricky! But this guys four spots all in a row, makes him stand out.

The splendid (or magnificent) tree frog is a relatively large tree frog, with the males reaching a length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in) and the females 10.6 cm (4.2 in). They have olive to bright green dorsal surfaces with white ventral surfaces. The undersides of the feet and legs are bright yellow. Most specimens have white or sulphur-coloured dots on their backs, of varying densities. Splendid tree frogs are native to the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and enter caves and rock crevices during the day. Much like the other large tree frogs in Australia, they inhabit areas near humans, and can be found around buildings and in toilets, showers, and water tanks. They are nocturnal, and will hunt and breed at night.
Breeding takes place during the wet season. The male's call is a deep "crawk-crawk-crawk" repeated many times. The breeding habits of the magnificent tree frog have not been extensively studied.

I love black and white but am not so great at it. All I had was my iphone again (memory card this time!) and it focused on his spots rather than his eye. So not the best photo but with a bit of tweaking I'm happy with it. I also worked out this morning how to remove imperfections from the image! Yay!