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The Herps of NYS

Explore the life cycles and habitats of Blue-spotted, Jefferson, and other salamanders, plus frogs like Blanding’s and Gray Tree. Identify markings, threats, and unique facts in their survival.

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The Herps of NYS

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  1. The Herps of NYS The Animals Not the Disease

  2. Assignment • Select one species from this presentation. On a white sheet of paper, draw out the life cycle of the species, the ecosystems it inhabits, the threats to its survival and any unique bits of information about its overall lifestyle.

  3. Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale

  4. Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum

  5. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum

  6. Marbeled Salamander Ambystoma opacum

  7. Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum

  8. Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum

  9. Allegheny Dusky Salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus

  10. Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus

  11. Northern Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosis

  12. Northern Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus

  13. Wehrle’s Salamander Plethodon wehrlei

  14. Northern Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

  15. Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata

  16. Longtail Salamander Eurycea longicauda

  17. Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber

  18. Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens

  19. Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus

  20. Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

  21. Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrookii

  22. Eastern American Toad Bufo americanus Note the 2 kidney-shaped paratoid glands behind the eyes.  In the Fowler's Toad, they are skinnier.  Another way to distinguish the two, is to count the warts within the black spots.  In the American Toad, there are 1 - 2 per spot, in Fowler's, there are 3 or more.

  23. Fowler’s Toad Bufo fowleri

  24. Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens How to Identify: 2 - 3 1/2 in. (5.1-8.9 cm); green or brown; rounded spots with light borders; light stripe on upper lip; ridges on its back which extends to groin.

  25. Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala utricularius

  26. Pickerel Frog Rana palustris

  27. Wood Frog Rana sylvatica

  28. Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis

  29. Green Frog Rana clamitans

  30. Bullfrog Rana catsbeiana

  31. Northern Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer

  32. Gray Tree Frog Hyla versicolor

  33. Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans

  34. Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata

  35. Blanding’s Turtle Emydodiia blandingii

  36. Bog Turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii

  37. Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica

  38. Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus

  39. Northern Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys t. terrapin

  40. Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene c. carolina

  41. Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon s. subrubrum

  42. Eastern Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys rubiventris

  43. Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone s. spinifera

  44. Green Turtle Chelonia mydas

  45. Loggerhead Caretta caretta

  46. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta

  47. Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans

  48. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra s. serpentina

  49. Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata

  50. Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta

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