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=== [[Gray Treefrog]] ===
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=== Gray Treefrog ===
 
(Hyla versicolor) ''and'' (Hyla chrysoscelis)
 
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Description: Color variable but usually gray or green; has bright yellow underleg markings. Look for light spot below eye, and undersides of hind legs bright orange or yellow.  
 
Description: Color variable but usually gray or green; has bright yellow underleg markings. Look for light spot below eye, and undersides of hind legs bright orange or yellow.  
  
[[File:Treefrog.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) © David Malak]]
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| [[File:Treefrog.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) © David Malak]]
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| [[File:TreefrogBY.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) © David Malak]]
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=== [[Northern Spring Peeper]] ===
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=== Northern Spring Peeper ===
(Pseudacris c. crucifer)  
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(Pseudacris c. crucifer)
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[[File:Frog2.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris c. crucifer) © David Malak]]
  
=== [[Western Chorus Frog]] ===
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=== Western Chorus Frog ===
(Pseudacris triseriata)  
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(Pseudacris triseriata)
  
=== [[Bullfrog]] ===
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(Rana catesbeiana)  
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| [[File:Chorus.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) © David Malak]]
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| [[File:Peeper2.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) © David Malak]]
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=== [[Green Frog]] ===
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=== Bullfrog ===
(Rana clamitans melanota)  
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(Rana catesbeiana)
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[[File:Bullfrog.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) © David Malak]]
  
=== [[Wood Frog]] ===
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=== Green Frog ===
(Rana sylvatica)  
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(Rana clamitans melanota)
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Abundant frog found at the edges of lakes, ponds, ditches, marshes, etc.
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Size: 2¼ - 3½ in.
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Description: Eardrum is larger then eye on males. Color is highly variable ranging from greens to browns; Adult males have a bright yellow throat.  Dorsolateral ridges end on the body before reaching groin.
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[[File:Greenfrog1.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Green Frog (Rana clamitans melanota) © David Malak]]
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=== Wood Frog ===
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(Rana sylvatica)
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The Wood Frog has lateral vocal sacs and its mating call sounds like a hoarse "quack".
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Size: 1 3/8 - 2¾ in.
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Description: Colors range from a pinkish through shades of brown; Dark patch running from eye to back of front leg.
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[[File:Frog1.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) © David Malak]]
  
 
=== Northern Leopard Frog ===
 
=== Northern Leopard Frog ===

Latest revision as of 22:16, 13 February 2011

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS



Amphibians

Salamanders
Toads
Frogs


Reptiles

Turtles
Lizards
Snakes

Gray Treefrog

(Hyla versicolor) and (Hyla chrysoscelis)

The Gray Treefrog is the only true treefrog found in WNY, usually found in small trees & shrubs near or in standing water. Although they physically look the same, Hyla versicolor has twice the chromosomes as Hyla chrysoscelis.

Size: 1¼ - 2 in.

Description: Color variable but usually gray or green; has bright yellow underleg markings. Look for light spot below eye, and undersides of hind legs bright orange or yellow.

Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) © David Malak
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) © David Malak

Northern Spring Peeper

(Pseudacris c. crucifer)

Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris c. crucifer) © David Malak

Western Chorus Frog

(Pseudacris triseriata)

Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) © David Malak
Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) © David Malak

Bullfrog

(Rana catesbeiana)

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) © David Malak

Green Frog

(Rana clamitans melanota)

Abundant frog found at the edges of lakes, ponds, ditches, marshes, etc.

Size: 2¼ - 3½ in.

Description: Eardrum is larger then eye on males. Color is highly variable ranging from greens to browns; Adult males have a bright yellow throat. Dorsolateral ridges end on the body before reaching groin.

Green Frog (Rana clamitans melanota) © David Malak

Wood Frog

(Rana sylvatica)

The Wood Frog has lateral vocal sacs and its mating call sounds like a hoarse "quack".

Size: 1 3/8 - 2¾ in.

Description: Colors range from a pinkish through shades of brown; Dark patch running from eye to back of front leg.

Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) © David Malak

Northern Leopard Frog

(Rana pipiens)

Southern Leopard Frog

(Rana sphenocephala utricularius)

Pickerel Frog

(Rana palustris)