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Veronicagd Member Joined: 25 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 1 View other posts by Veronicagd	Posted: 25 Feb 2007 I I found what I thought was a dead frog floating in my garden pond but when I fished it out, it was alive though rather feeble. It has two large swollen lumps at the base of its back. What are they? The frogs have been spawning for a couple of weeks and there's a substantial lump of spawn already. Sadly few if any baby frogs survive. The goldfish see tadpoles as live lunch. Ronnie Godfrey

james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4	Posted: 25 Feb 2007 i think its a common frog but cant be 100% im not that great with frogs. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com

GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF	Posted: 25 Feb 2007 It is a common frog (Look at the black patches behind the eye, it is a give away for this species), as for the lumps, beats me. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant

herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369 View other posts by herpetologic2	Posted: 26 Feb 2007 Those must be the largest hemorrhoids seen in a frog! (JOKE) Could it be an internal organ exposed through a mishap during spawning? JC Vice Chair of ARG UK - self employed consultant - visit ARG UK & Alresford Wildlife

herpvet Member Joined: 30 Oct 2006 No. of posts: 30 View other posts by herpvet	Posted: 26 Feb 2007 Hi, From the appearance and location, I would say that some sort of cloacal prolapse would be the only likelihood. A vet may be able to help the frog, and you should try to get the frog to a vet willing to treat wildlife for treatment. Prolapses are unfortunately quite prone to recurrence however, even with surgical correction. Bruce Maclean, Bird & Exotic Animal Veterinary Services.

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