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Dryophytes andersonii is the state frog of North Carolina. It was selected through a poll organized by the North Carolina Herpetological Society, in which the Pine Barrens tree frog was chosen alongside the marbled salamander. [7] [8]
Pine Barrens tree frog: Dryophytes andersonii: 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 ...
Enacted by law in 2013, the newest symbols of North Carolina are the state art medium, clay; the state fossil, the megalodon teeth; the state frog, the Pine Barrens tree frog; the state marsupial, the Virginia opossum; and the state salamander, the marbled salamander.
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This is a list of amphibian species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications.
Also known as the New Jersey Pine Barrens, it is home to historic villages, berry farms, rare pygmy pitch pines, the Pine Barrens tree frog, an aquifer that holds the equivalent of half the water ...
Another rare species that can be found is the Pine Barrens tree frog, which are tolerant of low pH levels and often lay eggs in shallow, acidic ponds. The species can only be found in the Carolina Sandhills, Southern Alabama/Florida panhandle and the closely related ecosystem New Jersey Pine Barrens.
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. It’s ...