Boole (tree) the largest in Converse Basin Grove, was named around 1895 by A.H. Sweeny, a Fresno doctor, after Franklin A. Boole, a supervisor of the logging operation who spared the tree's life due to its great size. Before 1931, it was thought by many to be the largest tree in the world (although the General Grant Tree was more popularly known as the largest tree in the world at that time), but it is now known as the sixth largest tree, after five other giant sequoias: the General Sherman tree, the General Grant, the President tree, the Lincoln tree, and the
Hispaniolan giant tree frog along creeks and streams; males call from trees overhanging running water. Eggs are also deposited in running water. This species is threatened by habitat loss caused by degradation of streams and deforestation. Hispaniolan giant tree frog The Hispaniolan giant tree frog or Hispaniola tree frog ("Osteopilus vastus") is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Hispaniola and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is patchily distributed in across the island. Populations from the southern part of Hispaniola may represent a separate, as yet undescribed species. These frogs are primarily found in mesic broadleaf forests