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The amphibians of western North America: an account of the species known to inhabit California, Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, and Lower California. California Academy of Sciences. Stebbins, Robert C. (1954). Amphibians and Reptiles of Western North America. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
A Sitka spruce tree logged near Newport in 1918. Red alder and sword fern in the Central Coast Range. A black-tailed deer.. The Oregon Coast Range is home to over 50 mammals, 100 species of birds, and nearly 30 reptiles or amphibians that spent a significant portion of their life cycle in the mountains.
White-tailed antelope squirrel - Found in central, eastern, and south-eastern Oregon, the desert regions. [61] Mountain beaver - Found in Western Oregon. [62] California kangaroo rat - Found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Oregon. [63] Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat - Found in South Eastern Oregon. [64] Ord's kangaroo rat - Found in Eastern ...
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
The common nighthawk is one of more than 50 species of birds seen in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The western meadowlark is Oregon's state bird. The North American beaver is Oregon's state mammal. One way of presenting the fauna of Oregon is classification by lifezone. Oregon is a vastly diverse state in terms of topography and ...
As adults, the Oregon spotted frogs can range from about 4.4–10.2 cm (1.75–4 in) in snout-vent length which is the distance from the snout of the frog to the hide end/vent of the frog. Similar to most amphibians, the females tend to be larger than the males for reproductive reasons. The coloration of this species varies with age. [4]
A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon's northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight.
This is a list of amphibians found in the United States. A total of 306 amphibian species have been recorded in the United States , [ 1 ] 2 of which are now extinct. [ 2 ] This list is derived from the database listing of Amphibian Species of the World .