Dipper Ranch

slender salamander   I was sad to learn of the recent passing of the great herpetologist Robert C. Stebbins.  Long before I met him ...

In the frenzy of breeding, some amphibians get confused. The frogs, toads and newts are heading to the ponds and creeks for their annual bre...

A tadpole finally transmogrified into a tiny toad in the kitchen tank today. Here he sits peacefully in his own bubble atop an algae island...

--- Sierran treefrog tadpole with tiny leg developing in the tail membrane. --- The Pacific treefrog tadpoles spent the summer transformin...

--- California toad by Debbi Brusco --- Here's a California toad guarding his hole from the foreclosure agents. You can tell he is a t...

After a challenging morning trying to explain the simpleness of grasslands, I introduced a like-minded associate to the Dipper Ranch ponds. ...