the specialist explained why frogs turn blue

Although such a color of a frog would often surprise, biologist, herpetologist Gerardas Paškevičius explains that it is a completely natural color characteristic of these frogs. True, they only look like this for a few weeks a year.

“This is a male point-nosed frog that turned blue with love precisely during mating season. It will last a maximum of three weeks,” explains the specialist.

According to him, only pointed-nosed frogs turn completely blue, but some meadow frogs can also turn a little blue during the mating season.

“Not all, but males with more male hormone can have a blue throat,” says G. Paškevičius.

These frogs are characterized by sexual dimorphism, which means that the appearance of females and males differs significantly. Females, the herpetologist explains, remain their usual color. For example, the already mentioned pointed-nosed frogs are brown with black spots all year round.

The amphibian migration has already begun

The migration of amphibians has already started. With every warmer day, it is getting more intense, and when there is more rain, reminds G. Paškevičius, the migration will be “massive”.

The record-warm weekend was extremely favorable for migration, and the herpetologist reminds us that in the rush to enjoy the soon-to-be-warmed weather, we should not forget to protect amphibians as much as possible – the more they are crushed, the worse it is for us.

“People can also be sad, because the more amphibians we kill, the more mosquitoes and ticks we will have,” reminds the specialist.

The intensive migration of amphibians will continue for another 2-3 weeks, after which it will slow down a bit. Later, last year’s young will also be able to travel to mate and a second wave of migration will arise, but it will not be so intense, says G. Paškevičius.

If you spot an amphibian, you should definitely pull it off the road in the direction it was moving towards, and the myth that frogs or toads can cause warts remains just a myth.

“In any case, it would be correct to pick up the frog with wet hands or with gloves, but if there is no time, it is certainly a lesser evil to grab it with dry hands than to let it ride,” explains the specialist.