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The tree frog angers Sawyer, who believes it is mocking him

A frog was featured in an episode of Lost.

Appearances

On the Island

Sawyer claimed to have heard a frog whose croak was so loud it prevented him from sleeping and drove him on a quest for vengence. ("One of Them")

It is unknown if Sawyer actually heard the frog or not, as Jin was passing by at the time and made no indication that he could hear it. ("One of Them")

On his mission to seek revenge against his tormentor, Sawyer encountered Hurley who had important knowledge of the frog's whereabouts. ("One of Them")

While still looking for the frog, in a rare moment of emotional vulnerability, Sawyer reaches out to Hurley for help. ("One of Them")

Eventually, they found the frog and Hurley pleaded with Sawyer to spare its life. Instead, Sawyer crushed the frog to death in his hand. ("One of Them")

Sawyer then joked about eating the frog with ranch, a cruel reference to Hurley's stash of food seen earlier in the episode. ("One of Them")

Trivia

General

• Frogs are commonly used in scientific research, from basic anatomical studies via dissection to complex genome mapping.
  • Frog embryos have been used in human infertility studies to find possible clinical treatments. Infertility affects all women who become pregnant on the Island and is the basis of Juliet's research and the purpose of the Staff station. ("One of Us")
  • Frogs have been used in the research of electromagnetism, which was a field of study of the DHARMA Initiative and the presumed purpose of the Swan station. ("Orientation")
  • Frogs have been made to levitate while subjected to a strong magnetic field. (Videos of the levitations can be viewed online.) It has been speculated that the Monster's ability to levitate is caused by electromagnetism.
• The frog was a symbol of fertility to the ancient Egyptians. In Egyptian mythology, there is a frog-headed goddess named Heqet, meaning "frog". In addition to fertility, she was also closely associated with resurrection. Rebirth, both the literal and figurative sense, is a major theme of Lost.

Production notes

• Although the characters refer to the frog as a "tree frog", which are members of the Hylidae family, the actual species of the frog is Dendrobates auratus, which is a member of the Dendrobatidae family (i.e., poison dart frogs). They are native to Central America but were introduced to Hawaii, where Lost is filmed, as means of controlling the mosquito population.

Literary techniques

• Sawyer's killing of the tree frog contrasts with his earlier encounter with the wild boar. After he caught up to the boar that had been tormenting him, he unexpectedly spared its life, contrary to his original plan. ("Outlaws") (Juxtaposition)

Unanswered questions

For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Frog/Theories

• Was the frog intentionally tormenting Sawyer?
• How could Sawyer, while on the beach, hear the frog in the jungle?
• Did the DHARMA Initiative ever experiment on frogs?