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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 ...
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 northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) inhabits the northwest Pacific coast of North America. These fairly large salamanders grow to 8.7 in (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, California.
The mudpuppy jaw is considered metaautostyly, like most amphibians, meaning the jaw is more stable and that the salamander has a dentary. [15] This affects their diet by limiting the flexibility of the jaw to take in larger prey. The mudpuppy has few predators which may include fish, crayfish, turtles, and water snakes. Fishermen also ...
“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 three-lined salamander (Eurycea guttolineata) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to the south-eastern United States. [3] This species was classified as a sub-species of long tailed salamanders until DNA sequencing revealed that there was no hybridization between the two species. [4]