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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Amphibians
A green and brown frog with black spots sitting on the sand
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A Leopard Frog pauses on a sandy shore

A Checklist Of Amphibians Of The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
Revised 2/26/2004

 

 

 

 

CAUDATA - salamanders
Proteidae - mudpuppies and waterdogs
___ Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus
Ambystomatidae - mole salamanders
___ Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale
___ Spotted Salamander Ambystoma aculatum
___ Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
Salamandridae - newts
___ Eastern Newt / Red Eft Notophtalmus viridescens
Plethodontidae - lungless salamanders
___ Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum
___ Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus

SALIENTIA - frogs and toads
Bufonidae - toads
___ American Toad Bufo americanus
Hylidae - treefrogs
___ Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata
___ Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer
___ Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis
___ Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor
Ranidae - true frogs
___ * Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
___ * Pickerel Frog Rana palustris
___ Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
___ Green Frog Rana clamitans
___ Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis
___ * Wood Frog Rana sylvatica

* Population is listed as endangered, threatened, rare, or of special concern by state and/or federal agencies.

A mussel or clam on the sand.  It is dark and bumpy.  

Did You Know?
Winged maple leaf mussels were thought to be extinct until some were rediscovered in the St. Croix River in 1987. Today scientists are helping to raise young mussels and re-introducing them into their former range including St. Croix National Scenic Riverway to help prevent future extinction.

Last Updated: August 01, 2006 at 12:46 EST