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Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture Blanchard's cricket frog: Acris blanchardi: Least concern, endangered in Minnesota Cope's gray treefrog: Hyla chrysoscelis: Least concern: Gray treefrog: Hyla versicolor: Least concern: Spring peeper: Pseudacris crucifer: Least concern: Boreal chorus frog: Pseudacris maculata: Least ...
Some palaeontologists prefer to use the name Apoda to refer to the "crown group", that is, the group containing all modern caecilians and extinct members of these modern lineages and the name Gymnophiona to refer to the total group, that is, all caecilians and caecilian-like amphibians that are more closely related to modern groups than to ...
This is a list of official U.S. state, federal district, and territory amphibians. State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures. [1] As of 2023, only 28 states and one territory have a state amphibian.
The temnospondyl Eryops had sturdy limbs to support its body on land Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with limbs and feet specialised for climbing Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), a primitive salamander The bright colours of the common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) are typical of a toxic species Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) can parachute to ...
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 .
It belongs to a lineage believed to have given rise to the three living branches of amphibians - frogs, salamanders and limbless caecilians. Creature named for Kermit the Frog offers clues on ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
This list of mammals of Minnesota includes the mammals native to Minnesota. It also shows their status in the wild. There are 81 native and 5 introduced mammal species found in the state. American bison, caribou, and wolverines were extirpated from the state.