With the use of pesticides and fertilizers these days Frog populations throughout the world have been growing smaller and smaller. From the disappearance of the Golden toad to the deformities found in leopard frogs throughout the United States frogs are being used as a litmus test to monitor our environment. Since they absorb chemicals through their skin Materials that may be hazardous effect them first. In some cases a light goes on after the frogs are gone, When I was a kid in New Orleans east It wasn't unusual to go out at night and catch dozens of Green Tree Frogs that were clinging to the glass on the windows Where the light was attracting an easy meal for them. The next few pages Will show frogs found locally and frogs found around the world, So stop and take a look around, and take some time to observe the frogs in you area before they suffer the same fate as the golden Toad of South America.