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Wisconsin status Picture American bullfrog: Lithobates catesbeianus: Least concern Common Blanchard's cricket frog: Acris blanchardi: Not assessed Endangered Boreal chorus frog: Pseudacris maculata: Least concern Common Cope's gray treefrog: Dryophytes chrysoscelis: Least concern Common Gray treefrog: Dryophytes versicolor: Least concern Common ...
1 Snakes. 2 Lizards. 3 Turtles. 4 See also. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Wisconsin status Picture Common five-lined skink: Plestiodon fasciatus ...
The pickerel frog's poisonous secretions cannot stop all creatures; green frogs, bull frogs, northern water snakes, eastern ribbon snakes, and common garter snakes are their usual predators. [22] When threatened, pickerel frogs will jump into the water and dive to the bottom to escape predators like birds and snakes.
Studying snakes is more difficult than studying frogs because they are better at hiding and don't make noises, Fox said. Even so, snakes, like frogs, are a good indicator species of environmental ...
These snakes can be identified by their grey/green color and yellow belly. The juveniles look different, sporting a tan/cream body and brown, gray or red blotches.
The species can often be found under rocks, logs, trash, and boards. It subsists on a diet of mainly earthworms, but it may also eat leeches, salamanders, and frogs. The species hibernates communally, often with other garter snake species. Butler's garter snake is a relatively short-lived species, and it reaches sexual maturity in its second ...
Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris blanchardi) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is a small, dark colored frog that is threatened or endangered in Michigan , Wisconsin , and Minnesota . Studies have been done to see why the population of the frog is beginning to decrease in those states.
Western chorus frogs live in a variety of different habitats, but areas of more permanent water increase the risk of predation on eggs and/or tadpoles. To compensate for this, chorus frogs stick to mostly ephemeral freshwater areas, such as marshes, river swamps, meadows, grassy pools, and other open areas found in mountains and prairies.