photo by Brad M. Glorioso Common Name: Gulf Coast WaterdogScientific Name: Necturus beyeriFamily: Proteidae - Waterdog and Mudpuppy family Location: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and MississippiSize: 8.6 inches (22 cm) The Gulf Coast Waterdog lives under logs, rocks, and other objects in streams in the southeastern United States. These aquatic salamanders retain their… Continue reading Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
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Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Ornate Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris ornataFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: United States - Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Louisiana.Size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.54 - 3.6 mm) The Ornate Chorus Frog lives in pine and pine-oak woodlands of the southeastern United States. They can… Continue reading Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)
Gold Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)
photo by wikiuser Drow male Common Name: Gold Striped SalamanderScientific Name: Chioglossa lusitanicaFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: Spain and PortugalSize: 6.5 inches (164 mm) The Gold Striped Salamander can be found in the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula. near clear, well oxygenated, slightly acidic streams. The salamanders are terrestrial (lives on land) and nocturnal (active at night). The… Continue reading Gold Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)
photo by Marshal Hedin Common Name: Strawberry Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Oophaga pumilioFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and PanamaSize: 0 .6 - 1 inch (17 - 25.4 mm) The Strawberry Poison Dart Frog is a colorful frog that lives in Central America. Because of its beautiful colors and different variety of morphs, the frog… Continue reading Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)
Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)
Sierra Nevada Ensatina photo by Marshal Hedin Common Name: EnsatinaScientific Name:Â Ensatina eschscholtziiFamily: Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamander FamilyLocation: United States, Canada, and MexicoUS Location: California, Oregon, and WashingtonSize: 5 inches (145 mm) total length The Ensatina Salamander is a complex of usually 7 different subspecies of salamanders found along the western coast of North America. They… Continue reading Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)
Blue Legged Mantella (Mantella expectata)
photo from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Common Name: Blue Legged Mantella, Expected Mantella, Tular MantellaScientific Name: Mantella expectataFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarSize: 0.7 - 1 inch (20 - 26 mm) The Blue Legged Mantella lives in the southern part of Madagascar in seasonal streams and wet canyons. Their bright colors warn predators that they are poisonous. They accumulate their alkaloid… Continue reading Blue Legged Mantella (Mantella expectata)
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
photo by Brian Gratwicke Common Name: Marbled SalamanderScientific Name: Ambystoma opacumFamily: Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamander familyLocation: United StatesUS Location: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West VirginiaSize: 4 inches (10.16… Continue reading Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Sunset Frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea)
photo by Geordie Torr Common Name: Sunset FrogScientific Name: Spicospina flammocaeruleaFamily: MyobatrachidaeLocation: AustraliaSize: 1.5 inches The Sunset Frog is the only known member of the genus Spicospina. The frog was only described by science in 1997. It has an incredibly small range in southwestern Australia. They are found in peat swamps in high rain areas. The Sunset Frog… Continue reading Sunset Frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea)
Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis)
photo by Dr Robert Thomas Common Name: Houston ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus houstonensisFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: United States - TexasMaximum Size: 3 inches (7.62 cm) for females, 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) for males The Houston Toad is a federally listed endangered species by the US government as well as by the International Union for… Continue reading Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis)
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
photo by Stan Shebs Common Name: Lesser SirenScientific Name: Siren intermediaFamily: SirenidaeLocation: Mexico and the USAUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, VirginiaSize: 27 inches long Like all members of the Siren family, the Lesser Siren lacks hind legs but still have… Continue reading Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)