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Animal Encyclopedia Vertebrates Amphibians

 
Info about pickerel frog, salamanders and newts.

Animal Encyclopedia Vertebrates Amphibians

Toads

American Toad: bufo americanus

Toads at the bog. Mating season for the American Toad is the best time to see toads at the bog. American toads actually join and become a part of each other when they mate. The male attaches himself to the female's armpit to fertilize the 5000 eggs that she is carrying. If you were to separate the two during mating, you would rip part of the females armpit. During the mating season the males sing and can be heard near any vernal pool in the bog. Click on either of the toads below to hear a sample of their song from the pool of water (also pictured below) where they regularly mating.

Fowler's Toad: bufo woodhousei fowleri

Frogs

  • Blanchard's Cricket Frog: acris crepitans blanchardi
  • Gray Tree Frog (Tree Toad): hyla versicolor
  • Green Frog: rana clamitans melanota
  • Northern Leopard Frog: rana pipiens pipiens

Pickerel Frog: rana palustria

  • Southern Cricket Frog: acris gryllus gryllus
  • Spring Peeper: hyla crucifer
  • Western Chorus Frog ( Swamp Tree Frog): pseudacris triseriata
  • Wood Frog: rana sylvatica

Salamanders and Newts

animal encyclopedia vertebrates amphibians
  • Long-Tailed Salamander: eurycea longicauda
  • Northern Red Salamander: pseudotriton ruber ruber
  • Northern Two-lined Salamander: eurycea bislineata bislineata
  • Red-backed Salamander: plethedon cinereus cinereus
  • Red-spotted Newt: diemictylus viridescens viridescens

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