The little rain frog

When Esme and I followed a dry riverbed back to the road near the town of Trapiche del Rosario, Veracruz, we saw a little rain frog. When it decided to rest for a while on a large boulder I was able to make a good close-up photo of the small animal.

Read more on our walk near the town of Trapiche del Rosario in Butterflies and arachnids near Trapiche del Rosario.

Also today

• Nature Photos 2006 (overview)
• Mexican ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus rutiloris)
• Grasshoppers all lined up
• The Mango fruit stand
• Hieroglyphic moths sheltering under a leaf
• Vinnie the vinegaroon
• The sand cave
• Giant cactuses along the road
• Scorpion mother with babies on her back
• Rawr!
• The tame carpenter bee
• Skinky winky
• Anna's Eighty-eight
• The spiny lizard relaxing
• The Guard Parrot
• A butterfly resting
• The Shroom Castle
• My favorite pet snake
• The big grasshopper
• A spider fond of spinning
• Purple flowers in the rain
• Prickly pears
• A scorpion on my hand
• Big Green Butterfly
• A spiny lizard in the grass