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Barking Frog True to its name this frog had the mating call of a much larger creature. At night it would keep us awake for hours during mating season. Barking frog,Craugastor augusti Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Barking Frog

True to its name this frog had the mating call of a much larger creature. At night it would keep us awake for hours during mating season.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    I looked for a sound file, but none found yet. You make me curious :) Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Stephen Philips's profile
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      I personally recorded it one night to play it back at different times to see if I could bring more in to photograph but since deleted it. I will see what I can find. Posted 10 years ago
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        morpheme
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        found this one - https://soundcloud.com/shaw-mcmahon/barking-frog-call Posted 10 years ago
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          Stephen Philips
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          Great find. Unfortunately it is not the same sub species. The pictured one is so loud and obnoxious it is not something you would every expect could be bellowed out of such a little guy! Posted 10 years ago
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            Darn- he's got it ID'd as Craugastor augusti, but never trust the internet :p. There's more recordings here - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65212-Craugastor-augusti under individual observations. You might be able to find a match. Posted 10 years ago
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    Well I found a sound bite closer to the actual barking cadence and amplitude although this still is at a much lower decibel than what I experienced in the wild.

    http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Audio/CRAAUG.mp3     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Already this one sounds like it would carry far :) Posted 10 years ago
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    TristanV
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    I'm familiar with most reptiles and amphibians in the states yet I've not heard of this one so thanks for introducing it to me! Posted 10 years ago
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      Stephen Philips
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      Thank you for taking the time to look and for your vote. Did you hear the sound bite above? Posted 10 years ago

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The Barking frog

''Craugastor augusti'' is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family found in Mexico and the southern United States. It is known by various common names but most commonly as the barking frog . The nominal species likely includes more than one species, sometimes described as subspecies such as the common barking frog , western barking frog , and eastern barking frog . The epithet ''augusti'' is in honor of renown French zoologist Auguste Duméril.

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