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Spotted and identified by Steve Woodmansee when we were walking back to the truck after working in the HID. This would be the first record for Miami-Dade according to the Florida Plant Atlas: https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Genus.aspx?id=357
I almost convinced Steve to change the route we walked, which would have led us away from this area, so I'm glad he stuck to the original plan!

Seen while completing plant monitoring with Steve W in the Hole-in-the-Donut, Restoration Area 2003 in Everglades National Park. Location is accurate.

More info about this amazing area here: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hidprogram.htm

Project that includes most of the restoration areas: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/everglades-national-park-hole-in-the-donut-restoration

My other observations from today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&on=2023-01-22&order=asc&place_id=any&preferred_place_id=127553&user_id=joemdo

Crazy frog mating ritual!!!!! It may be hard to see because it was a bit far for the camera but I saw clearly with my eyes…the pair of frogs engaged in a very long (at least the 45 ‘min I was there before I had the leave) interaction that I assume must have been a mating ritual. The male did call once during this (as other cricket frogs made their distinctive clicking call , he did so too in response) but otherwise they were silent. Both of them changed positions constantly, adjacent. Sideways, on top without amplexus, moving apart and then together and then back away… all the while moving and extending their legs in all manners not typical of frogs. The last pic shows they even crossed legs. In one the male extended both legs fully.
I’ve seen a lot of frog mating calls and amplexus but nothing like this -reminded me of foot-flagging frogs I’ve seen in documentaries that do this without vocaliZing in the rainforests.
Anyone have any thoughts or observed something like this? It went on for an incredibly long time !