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Wrap-up Chat with Henry the Herpetologist!

Our last Frog-a-Day episode! We didn't manage all 30 days but we only missed 2. We ended up learning a lot about frogs and we hope you did too! Thanks for everything, especially to Henry, and until next time, be nice to animals! *** Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo [https://www.lpzoo.org/conservation-science/science-centers/urban-wildlife-institute/]

Published 11/30/22

Varmints!

Published 11/30/22

Zombie Frog

The final frog of our series is the newly discovered zombie frog! Learn all about it from Moss.

Published 11/29/22

Striped Rocket Frog

Peep talks about the striped rocket frog!

Published 11/28/22

Frog Respiration

Frogs have some interesting ways to get oxygen and Curt tells us all about it!

Published 11/26/22

Tapir Valley Tree Frog

Moss tells us all about the Tapir Valley Tree Frog!

Published 11/25/22

Wallace's Flying Frog

Moss introduces us to Wallace's flying frog!

Published 11/24/22

Desert Rain Frog

Peep tells you all about the crazy peepin' desert rain frog!

Published 11/23/22

Interview with Henry Adams, MS, Part Three

Part 3 of 4 of our chats with Henry the Herpetologist from the Lincoln Park Zoo!

Published 11/22/22

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

What does the Red-Eyed Tree Frog have to do with the video game, Frogger? Come on along and find out!

Published 11/21/22

Boreal Frog

Curt tells us all about the frog so nice they named it twice!

Published 11/20/22

Pumpkin Toadlet

Megan tells us all about the troubles of the pumpkin toadlet.

Published 11/19/22

Budgett's Frog

Curt tells us all about the Budgett's Frog!

Published 11/18/22

The Phantasmal Poison Frog

This episode is about THE PHANTASMAL POISON FROG. And it's with Megan Danger. Listen to it now!

Published 11/17/22

Frog Article Discussion with the Cast!

Join the cast of Varmints! Podcast for our series of Frog-a-Day shows to celebrate National Podcast Posting Month. Today: we discuss a neat article about horizontal gene transfer (a really cool thing we'll explain in the episode) seems to happen like crazy between snakes and frogs in Madagascar. Read the original article by Veronique Greenwood at this link: How Genes Can Leap From Snakes to Frogs in Madagascar...

Published 11/15/22

Long-Nosed Frog

Join Megan for a paean of praise in honor of the redoubtable, remarkable resident of leafy litter and loamy loam, the long-nosed frog!

Published 11/14/22

Crab Eating Frog

In your face, Wood Frog, the Crab Eating Frog also has a super power!

Published 11/13/22

Wood Frog

Curt tells us about a species of frog with a superpower!

Published 11/12/22

Indian Purple Frog

Curt tells us about the hpppenin' Indian Purple Frog!