photo by Will Flaxington Common Name: Columbia Torrent SalamanderScientific Name: Rhyacotriton kezeriFamily: Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent Salamander familyLocation: US - Oregon and WashingtonSize: 2 inches (5 cm) Snout to Vent length The Columbia Torrent Salamander lives along the west coast of the US in cold, clear streams of old growth forests. The whole family Rhyacotritonidae used to be… Continue reading Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)
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Sheep Frog (Hypopachus variolosus)
photo by wikiuser Pstevendactylus Common Name: Sheep Frog, Mexican Narrow Mouthed ToadScientific Name: Hypopachus variolosusFamily: MicrohylidaeLocation: Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the United StatesUS Location: TexasSize: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 4 cm) The Sheep Frog may not have any wool but it's mating call sounds exactly like a sheep's baaah. You… Continue reading Sheep Frog (Hypopachus variolosus)
Manatee Awareness Month
West Indian Manatee by the US Dept of Interior November is Manatee Awareness Month! Did you know there are three different, living species of manatees or sea cows? The three species are the West Indian / American Manatee (Trichechus manatus), Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), and the African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis). All three of species are… Continue reading Manatee Awareness Month
Turtle Trouble
Everyone loves turtles with their cute little shells but did you know that many turtles are in serious trouble? There are 251 living species of turtles and 162 of them are listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as vulnerable or worse. That's 64% of them that are close… Continue reading Turtle Trouble
One Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)
by Dan Hipes Common Name: One Toed Amphiuma, Conger Eel, and Congo EelScientific Name:Â Amphiuma pholeterFamily: Amphiumidae - the Amphiuma familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and MississippiSize: 8.6 - 13Â inches (22-33 cm) The One Toed Amphiuma is found only around the Florida panhandle region, extending into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. They are a nocturnal,… Continue reading One Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)
Fowler’s Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
photo by Jimpaz Common Name: Fowler's ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus fowleriFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Location: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont,… Continue reading Fowler’s Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
Common Name: Cranwell's Horned Frog or Chacoan Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys cranwelliFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocation: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and BrazilSize: 3.1–5.1 inches (8–13 cm) with females being larger than males The Cranwell's Horned Frog is a common frog in the pet trade, they can often be found at Petsmarts. They have been bred to be… Continue reading Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Caphoto by John Cleckler Common Name: California Tiger SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma californienseFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: United States - CaliforniaSize: 6.3 - 9.4 inches (16 - 24 cm) The California Tiger Salamander is a large, fossorial salamander found only in California. They are poor burrowers and rely on other animals, such as ground squirrels or… Continue reading California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
photo by Daiju Azuma Common Name: Barred Tiger Salamander, Western Tiger SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma mavortiumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander FamilyLocation: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and WyomingSize: 12 inches (30.48 cm) The Western Tiger Salamander is… Continue reading Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)
photo by Pierre Fidenci Common Name: Greenhouse Frog or Cuban Flat-head FrogScientific Name:Â Eleutherodactylus planirostrisFamily:Â Â EleutherodactylidaeLocation:Â Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos IslandsIntroduced Locations: Guam, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, and Louisiana)Size: 0.6 - 1.2 inches (15.24 - 30.48 mm) The Greenhouse Frog has spread all around the world thanks… Continue reading Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)