#frog inbox

i bestow upon you this frog. it will guard thee against The Loneliness™️. his name is toby.

OMGGGG TYSM I LOVE HIM SM!! I WILL CHERISH HIM ALWAYS!!

Anyways did some research (bcs ofc i did) and I think this picture is actually altered! I did a reverse image search and it looks like this picture has floated around the internet for years, with several people claiming it to be various species of frogs.

I knew from just looking at the shape of his head and eyes that he was a tree frog, but i didnt recognize him… so naturally i had to find out what species he is.

His coloration isnt impossible for frogs, of course- the poison dart frog has a morph similar to this, as does the white’s tree frog!

HOWEVER! If you look at them closely… their head and eye shape isnt quite the same.

This guy’s head and eye shape most closely resembles that of a Morelet’s tree frog… the resemblance is uncanny actually!

But… the Morelet’s tree frog is always bright green, it doesnt have a blue morph. So- I wondered, could this be another tree frog?

I focused on the genus “agalychnis”, since that’s the genus the Morelet’s is part of…but none of the 14 frogs in that genus have that much blue.

I then looked at the leptopelus genus, because they have some blue frogs with similar eyes (ie the big eyed tree frog).

This genus was a bit harder to go through because theres 54 recognized species…

I looked through all 54 and determined none of them match this frog…

Anyways. I think the photo must be altered because besides this image, I couldn’t find any similar bright, fully blue tree frogs! It is possible- many frogs are blue due to a genetic mutation, as this article notes: “There are a few species of frogs in which individuals normally are blue. The most well-known of these is probably the Blue Poison Frog (also called the Dyeing Poison Frog; Dendrobates tinctorius), a highly toxic species from Suriname, in which the blue color has been presumed to function as a warning to potential predators of the frog’s toxicity,” says Dr. Sharyn Marks, HSU biology professor and herpetologist.”

Still, I think it’s more likely that this photo is an altered photo of a Morelet’s tree frog. It’s a common frog so it’s hard to find the original, but that’s likely the case.

Anyways! I know literally no one cares, but! I had fun researching this, regardless.

my favourite cutie pie got to see them get fed the other day it was awesome

LOOK AT THIS LITTLE CUTIE PIE!!! the cutiest patootie i ever did see

Ahh thank you!!

a very polite very pretty frog pic for you because sounds like you’ve been having a hard time

(i never really know how to show my concern but i feel terrible everytime a post of you suffering/having a hard time comes on my dash. i can’t empathise im not chronically ill and i can’t physically do anything to help but im mentally sending you support and it’s not any help but i care. very long rant tldr i don’t always know how to comfort people and it sucks your body doesn’t body as it should)

AHHH RAY YOURE SO SO SWEET THANK YOU awwwwww 😭🩷

And OMG I didnt recognize this guy so I looked him up; apparently he’s a mission golden-eyed tree frog, or trachycephalus resinifictrix! A pretty name and color! This one’s definitely getting added to my “fav frogs” list, tysm!

And tysm that’s really sweet. Tbh irl I’m honestly the type of person who doesn’t really let others know when I’m struggling; I’m trying to get better at it, but I tend to just stick to myself and isolate when I’m not feeling well. I vent my feelings online because it feels less exposing, yknow?

I really prefer for people to not worry about me too much; I don’t want anyone fussing or making it a big deal, or freaking out to the point I end up comforting them over their fears about me (my last relationship, lol). And I dont want anyone staying up at night crying over how tragic my life is- my mother does that enough for everyone ha.

What helps the most is having people who I know will stick around and support me, and treat me like a real normal human being despite all the weird shit I go through. Not pitying but just. There with me.

So yeah sending me cute frogs and stuff definitely helps, it makes me feel happy and a lot less alone. Like there’s still stuff I can find meaning in. So thank you! You really are doing more than you realize just by doing that!

I am feeling a lot better now btw; I got a nap and my hr went down so I was able to go to my tutoring job! Hopefully I’ll be a bit better at least through tomorrow.

Came across this chill little dude in a game I was playing with a friend, and thought of you :)