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The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
The Illinois chorus frog, a wetland amphibian, grows to a maximum length of 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). Its range is restricted to isolated sandy wetlands along the banks of the Mississippi River and a major tributary, the Illinois River. [2]
Pseudacris (commonly known as the chorus frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in North America ranging from the Pacific coastline to the Atlantic. The name of the genus comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris ( locust ), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most chorus frogs, which is similar to that of ...
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The common spotted cuscus is about the size of a common house cat, weighing 1.5 to 6 kilograms (3.3 to 13.2 lb), body size about 35 to 65 centimetres (14 to 26 in) long, and a tail 32 to 60 centimetres (13 to 24 in) long. [5]
The yellow-spotted tree frog is pale green with bronze patches that highlight dark spots. It has entirely webbed toes and is set apart from other frogs by the cream markings on its thighs.
Lincoln Park Zoo, also known as Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868 and is the second oldest zoo in the United States. It is also one of a small number of zoos to offer free admission. [6] The zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and ...
Spotted frog may also refer to: Columbia spotted frog, a frog found in North America; Oregon spotted frog, a frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest; Spotted chorus frog, a frog native to the United States and Mexico; Spotted grass frog, a frog native to Australia; Spotted paa frog, a frog endemic to Yunnan, China; Spotted rubber frog, a frog ...