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Adult ID Test Flashcards

1
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Jefferson salamander (endangered)

A

Ambystoma jeffersonianum

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2
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Snapping turtle

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Chelydra serpentina

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3
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Eastern foxsnake

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Pantherophis vulpinus

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4
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Spiny softshell

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Alpalone spinifera

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5
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Eastern gartersnake

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Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

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6
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Butler’s gartersnake

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Thamnophis butleri

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7
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Northern dusky salamander

A

Desmognatus fuscus

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8
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Eastern red-backed salamander

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Plethodon cinerus

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9
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Spring peeper

A

Pseudacris crucifer

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10
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Northern leopard frog

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Lithobates pipiens

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11
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Eastern box turtle

A

Terapene carolina

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12
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Eastern milksnake

A

Lampropeltis triangulum

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13
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Green frog

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Lithobates clamatians

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14
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Blue racer

A

Coluber constrictor foxii

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15
Q

Eastern ribbonsnake

A

Thamnophis saurita

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16
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Blanchards cricket frog

A

Acris blanchardi

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17
Q

Mudpuppy

A

Nectus maculosus

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18
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Gray treefrog

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Hyla versicolor

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19
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Eastern hog-nosed snake

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Heterodon platirhinos

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20
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Eastern massasauga

A

Sistrurus catenatus

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21
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Western chorus frog

A

Pseudacris tristeriata

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22
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Pickerel Frog

A

Lithobates palustris

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23
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Eastern Musk turtle

A

Sternotherus odoratus

24
Q

Smooth greensnake

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Opheodrys vernalis

25
Q

Wood turtle

A

Glyptemys insculpta

26
Q

Spotted turtle

A

Clemmys guttata

27
Q

Blue-spotted salamander

A

Ambystoma laterale

28
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Midland painted turtle

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Chrysemys picta marginata

29
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Eastern tiger salamander (extirpated)

A

Ambystoma tigrinum

30
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Five-linked skink

A

Plestidon fasciatus

31
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Northern map turtle

A

Graptemys geographica

32
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Four-toed salamander

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Hemidactylium scutatum

33
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Fowlers toad

A

Anaxyrus fowleri

34
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Mink frog

A

Lithobates septentrionalis

35
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Queensnake

A

Regina septemvittata

36
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Spotted salamander

A

Ambystoma maculatum

37
Q

Small-mouthed salamander (endangered)

A

Ambystoma texanum

38
Q

Blanding’s turtle

A

Emydoidea blandingii

39
Q

American toad

A

Anaxyrus americanus

40
Q

Western painted turtle

A

Chrysemys picta bellii

41
Q

American bullfrog

A

Lithobates catesbeianus

42
Q

Ambystoma unisexual salamanders

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Ambystoma sp.

43
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Wood frog

A

Lithobates sylvaticus

44
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Gray ratsnake

A

Pantherophis spiloides

45
Q

Dekay’s brownsnake

A

Storeia dekayi

46
Q

Northern watersnake

A

Nerodia sipedon sipedon

47
Q

Extirpated species

A
  • Blanchards cricket frog
  • Eastern box turtle
  • Eastern tiger salamander
  • Timber rattlesnake
48
Q

Pet trade poaching

A
  • Wood turtle
  • Spotted turtle
49
Q

Fishhook threat

A

Spiny softshell

50
Q

Boat strikes

A

Northern map turtle

51
Q

Similar snake species

A
  • Foxsnake
  • Milksnake
  • Eastern massassauga
52
Q

Similar frog species

A
  • Western chorus frog
  • Boreal chorus frog
  • Leopard frog
  • Pickerel frog
53
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Similar salamander species

A
  • Jefferson salamander
  • Blue-spotted salamander
54
Q

Anuran that can freeze solid and not die

A

Wood frog

55
Q

Fully aquatic species

A

Mudpuppy

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