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Common name Scientific name Status Notes Distribution Wood frog: Lithobates sylvaticus (Le Conte, 1825) LC [13] Sometimes placed in genus Rana [14] Statewide, except extreme north, Alaska Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands: Northern red-legged frog: Rana aurora (Baird & Girard, 1852) LC [15] Introduced to Alaska. Sometimes placed in genus Amerana [16]
Orcas in Alaska are notable for their size; the adult female orca can reach the length of twenty-three feet (7.0 m) whilst the adult male orca can reach up to twenty-seven feet (8.2 m). [26] Orcas are scattered among the Continental Shelf from southeast Alaska through the Aleutian Islands. They can also be seen in the waters of Prince William ...
2018 [14] New Mexico: New Mexico spadefoot toad: Spea multiplicata: 2003 [15] New York: Wood frog: Lithobates sylvaticus: Proposed in 2015 [16] North Carolina: Pine barrens tree frog (state frog) Hyla andersonii: 2013 [17] Marbled salamander (state salamander) Ambystoma opacum: 2013 [18] Ohio: Spotted salamander (state amphibian) Ambystoma ...
[9] [10] Some of the largest terrestrial salamanders, which goes through full metamorphosis, belongs to the family of Pacific giant salamanders, and are much smaller. [11] Most salamanders are between 10 and 20 cm (4 and 8 in) in length. [12]
Family: Mole Salamanders Ambystomatidae. Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile) inhabits the northwest Pacific coast of North America. These fairly large salamanders grow to 8.7 inches (220 mm) in length. It is found from southeastern Alaska on May Island, through Washington and Oregon south to the mouth of the Gulala River, Sonoma County ...
This is a checklist of amphibians found in Northern America, based mainly on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also for example in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site. [ 4 ]
“The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated the official state amphibian of South Carolina in 1999 after a year-long campaign by the third grade class at Woodlands Heights ...
The temnospondyl Eryops had sturdy limbs to support its body on land Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with limbs and feet specialised for climbing Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), a primitive salamander The bright colours of the common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) are typical of a toxic species Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) can parachute to ...