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Veronicagd
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Joined: 25 Feb 2007
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Posted: 25 Feb 2007

I I found what I thought was a dead frog floating in my garden pond but when I fished it out, it was alive though rather feeble.  It has two large swollen lumps at the base of its back.  What are they? 

The frogs have been spawning for a couple of weeks and there's a substantial lump of spawn already.  Sadly few if any baby frogs survive.  The goldfish see tadpoles as live lunch.

Ronnie Godfrey


james4
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Posted: 25 Feb 2007
i think its a common frog but cant be 100% im not that great with frogs.
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GemmaJF
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Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Posted: 25 Feb 2007
It is a common frog (Look at the black patches behind the eye, it is a give away for this species), as for the lumps, beats me.
Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant
herpetologic2
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Posted: 26 Feb 2007

Those must be the largest hemorrhoids seen in a frog! (JOKE)

Could it be an internal organ exposed through a mishap during spawning?

 

JC

 


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herpvet
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Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Posted: 26 Feb 2007
Hi,

From the appearance and location, I would say that some sort of cloacal prolapse would be the only likelihood. A vet may be able to help the frog, and you should try to get the frog to a vet willing to treat wildlife for treatment. Prolapses are unfortunately quite prone to recurrence however, even with surgical correction.

Bruce Maclean, Bird & Exotic Animal Veterinary Services.

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