A Plea From The Bog From Kermit The Frog by Tori Predmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a en-us 2018-04-03 14:32:41 UTC 2025-10-29 16:21:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Percentage Rate of Declining tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248139518
  • Decreases at a rate of 11.6% every year 

    • ]]>     2018-04-03 14:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248139518     What are the causes of the Mountain Yellow Legged Frog declining? tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248511599
  • Non-native fish introductions
  • Contaminant introductions 
  • Livestock grazing 
  • Acidification from atmospheric deposition
  • Nitrate deposition
  • Ultraviolet radiation
  • Drought
  • Disease

    • ]]>     2018-04-04 14:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248511599     Mountain Yellow Legged Frog tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248512438 2018-04-04 14:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248512438 Taxonomy tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248521490
  • Kingdom: Animalia 
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Order:  Anura
  • Scientific Name: Rana Muscosa 
  • Common Name: Mountain Yellow Legged Frog




    • ]]>     2018-04-04 14:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248521490     Habitat tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248523540 Environment: 
    • Sunny riverbanks
    • Meadow streams
    • Isolated pools
    • Lake borders in the Sierra Nevada
    Location: 
    • Southern Sierra Nevada of California
    • Mountains to the south in Southern California

    ]]>     2018-04-04 14:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248523540     Nutrition tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248580822
  • Terrestrial insects 
  • Adult stages of aquatic insects
    • ]]>     2018-04-04 16:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248580822     Role in the Environment tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248582589
  • Their position on the food web is unique 
    • Instead of occupying a single level of the food web, it occupies markedly different levels throughout its life.
    • ]]>     2018-04-04 16:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248582589     Characteristics of Amphibians tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248584998
  • Cold-blooded
  • Moist, scaleless skin that absorbs water and oxygen
  • Found near ponds, marshlands, swamps, and other areas where freshwater is available
  • Has thin skin and have poisonous glands to protect them from their predators 
  • Some have camouflage to blend into their surroundings to protect themselves


    • ]]>     2018-04-04 16:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248584998     Characteristics of Mountan Yellow Legged Frog tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248587890
  • Female are larger than males 
  • Males often have a swollen, darkened thumb base
  • Dorsal coloration: mix of brown and yellow, often gray, red or green-brown 
  • Hind limbs are yellow 
  • Throat is white or yellow

    • ]]>     2018-04-04 17:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248587890     Mountain Yellow Legged Frog: Endangered or Threatened? tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248590608
  • The frog is currently on the endangered species list 
    • It was petitioned to be on the California Endangered Species List in 2010 
    • Then put on federal Endangered Species List in 2012
    • The status is getting worse as the years go on, more are dying leaving the species in decreasing numbers 
    • States that 95% of the historical population is not extinct
    • ]]>     2018-04-04 17:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248590608     Efforts to Save Mountain Yellow Legged Frogs tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248890476
  • They are protected under the Endangered Species Act 
  • But the Service has yet to develop a recovery plan to guide their management
    • ]]>     2018-04-05 14:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248890476     Ways We Can Help to Save Mountain Yellow Legged Frogs tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248893524
  • Making sure they are not overcrowded with non-native species like trout 
  • Make sure fungi and diseases are not spread into the water
    • They were hit with the amphibian chytrid fungus  
  • Simply making sure the environment they are living in is healthy and simply protected
    • ]]>     2018-04-05 14:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248893524     Personal Metamorphosis tpredmore https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248964047
  • Freshman Year: 
    • Didn’t understand how important homework really was 
    • Disorganized with notes 
    • Thought you had to have friends 
    • Believed that I couldn’t do any better
    • Facial structures changed and became more fit 
  • Sophomore Year: 
    • Worked on working out more, watching what I eat 
    • Realized friends are as important as the year before 
    • Thought I could improve better with my grades 
    • Volleyball was pushing me to be a better person overall 
  • Junior Year: 
    • Facial and body structure is no longer changing, more consistent
    • Volleyball is at the highest peak for me, getting better and training during the off season
    • Working out more 
    • Have all A’s in my classes 
    • Taking more organized notes 
    • Realizes friends are there whenever you need them but do not depend on them 
    • Family is more important than friends because family can be taken away from you in a blink of an eye 
    • ]]>     2018-04-05 17:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tpredmore/osoa8q6b0k3a/wish/248964047