Amphibians Flashcards

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American Toad

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The American toad is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada

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Green Frog

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similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada

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Blue-Spotted-Salamander

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It is a salamander with blue spot on it

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Mink Frog

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The mink frog is a small species of frog native to the United States and Canada. They are so named for their scent, which reportedly smells like a mink. The scent is more akin to that of rotting onions to those unfamiliar with mink

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Bullfrog

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The American bullfrog, often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is an amphibious frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogs”. This frog has an olive green back and sides blotched with brownish markings and a whitish belly spotted with yellow or grey

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Mudpuppy

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They live an entirely aquatic lifestyle in the eastern part of North America in lakes, rivers, and ponds

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Canadian Toad

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ranges from the prairie regions of central Canada south to parts of the United States upper mid-west

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Northern Cricket Frog

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is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico

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Northern Leopard Frog

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is a species of leopard frog from the true frog family, native to parts of Canada and the United State

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Eastern Newt

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is common newt of eastern North America. It lives small lakes, ponds, and streams or near-by wet forests.

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Pickerel Frog

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The pickerel frog is a small North American frog

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Eastern Red-Backed Salamander

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is a species of small, hardy woodland salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species inhabits wooded slopes in eastern North America

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Spotted Salamander

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is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States and Canada

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Four-toed Salamander

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is a lungless salamander native to eastern North America

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Spring Peeper

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is a small chorus frog widespread throughout the eastern United States and Canada

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Gray Treefrog

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The gray treefrog is a species of small arboreal frog native to much of the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada

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Tiger Salamander

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is a species of mole salamander and one of the largest terrestrial salamanders in North America

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Great Plains Toad

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is a relatively large species of true toad native to central North America

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Western Chorus Frog

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is a species of frog found in Canada and the United States it is brown in color and has black spots/ stripes

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Wood Frog

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has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the boreal forest of the north to the southern Appalachians, with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina