The handsome amphibian which proudly adorns the Queen City RFC logo is the Bone-Headed Tree Frog (Osteocephalus tarinus).  This magnificent creature originates from the tropical rain forests of Peru; however, they are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss.  Their rain forest home is being cut down at a rate of 50 acres per minute.  The only zoo that houses bone-headed tree frogs in the United States is the Cincinnati Zoo.  Being an endangered species, the frogs at the zoo are not on public display, but are kept in the Aquarium's "Froggery" for breeding purposes.  

In 1989 the Cincinnati Zoo Newsletter published an article on the Bone-Headed Tree Frog.  The article captured the imagination of the then club committee, who felt an instant affinity for a nocturnal creature which thrives in slime and has breeding as it's only priority.  Also, many past and current players are renowned for their "bone-headed" plays on the rugby pitch.  So from that day the Frog has been the official mascot of QCRFC.

As well as using the frog as a mascot, QCRFC members are also proud adoptive parents of the frogs.  This was started in 1989 through the Cincinnati Zoo's "Adopt an Animal" program.  Each year the club makes a donation through the program which is put towards the cost of maintaining the welfare of the frogs at the zoo.

During one of our many tours to the British Isles, there was an extensive "comparison research study" between the QCRFC Tree Frog and it's cousin, the European Tree Frog.  To view this "research," click here.