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Gopher Frogs! Georgia's rarest frog suffers from habitat loss and fragmentation in the SE Coastal Plain. They get their name because they live underground, but rather than dig their own burrows, they rely on burrows provided by Gopher Tortoises and others — smart (and a little bit lazy) #GopherFrogs #Lithobates #Lithobatescapito #AmphibianFoundation #Frog #Frogs #FrogsOfInstagram #FrogsNeedOurHelp (at The Amphibian Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm_k-XEAAkB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=weof8n5or3ot

Gopher Frogs! Georgia's rarest frog suffers from habitat loss and fragmentation in the SE Coastal Plain. They get their name because they live underground, but rather than dig their own burrows, they rely on burrows provided by Gopher Tortoises and others — smart! #GopherFrogs #Lithobates #Lithobatescapito #AmphibianFoundation #Frog #Frogs #FrogsOfInstagram #FrogsNeedOurHelp (at The Amphibian Foundation)

With many amazing partners, we have been working to conserve Gopher Frogs in GA for 10 years! First, using #AssistedMetamorphosis and now (w @zooatl ) through #CaptiveBreeding and experimental release. #GopherFrogs #Lithobates #Lithobatescapito #AmphibianFoundation #Frog #Frogs #FrogsOfInstagram #FrogsNeedOurHelp

Gopher Frogs and many other species endemic to the Long Leaf Pine ecosystem of the southeast Coastal Plain are incurring an #ExtinctionDebt from historic and prolific habitat loss and fragmentation. These pressures imposed on Gopher Frogs undermine their ability to manage other stressors such as infectious disease and #ClimateChange. #GopherFrogs #Lithobates #Lithobatescapito #AmphibianFoundation #Frog #Frogs #FrogsOfInstagram #FrogsNeedOurHelp (at The Amphibian Foundation)

Recently metamorphosed Carolina Gopher Frog, Lithobates capito | Georgia's rarest frog species. We released the last 63 Gopher Frogs from our collaborative head-start program today. Many of the released frogs immediately left the wetlands and started heading into the uplands. From there they disappeared under leaves and detritus, or jumped down into holes dug by some other critter. They seemed to really know what to do with their first moments of freedom. #Lithobatescapito #Lithobates #gopherfrog #headstart