Better late than never. Happy 2014 everyone! I've been waiting to post these photos for a while now. This past October (2013) I again went down to Snake Road, IL with some great friends. As always I met great new people, saw great new wildlife and enjoyed several laughs. Here are some photos of some of the amphibians we encountered:
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| Central
Newt (Notophthalmus viridenscens
louisianensis) |
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| Central
Newt (Notophthalmus viridenscens
louisianensis) |
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| Central
Newt (Notophthalmus viridenscens
louisianensis) |
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| Southern Two-lined Salamander
(Eurycea cirrigera)? Larval stage. |
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| Southern Two-lined Salamander
(Eurycea cirrigera)? Larval stage. |
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| Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus conanti), young salamander still transitioning to an adult |
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| Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus conanti), young salamander still transitioning to an adult |
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| Cave
Salamander (Eurycea
lucifuga) |
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| Cave
Salamander (Eurycea
lucifuga) |
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| Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) |
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| Mole Salamander
(Ambyatome talpoideum) |
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| Dwarf American Toad (Bufo americanus charlesmithi) |
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| Fowler’s Toad (Anaxyrus
fowleri) |
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| Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) |
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| Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) |
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| Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) |
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Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
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Amphibians
Observed by Our (Smaller) Group at Snake Road:
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Indicates a lifer for me!
†- Needs to be confirmed
- Western Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia nettingi)
- Cave
Salamander (Eurycea
lucifuga)
- Long-Tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda longicauda)
- Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus conanti)*
- Southern Two-lined Salamander
(Eurycea cirrigera)*†
- Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
- Yellow-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
- Mole Salamander
(Ambyatome talpoideum)
- Central
Newt (Notophthalmus viridenscens
louisianensis)
- Dwarf American Toad (Bufo americanus charlesmithi)
- Fowler’s Toad (Anaxyrus
fowleri)
- Blanchard's
Cricket Frog (Acris
crepitans blanchardi)
- Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
- Bird-Voice
Treefrog (Hyla avivoca)
- Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
- Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
- Bronze
Frog (Lithobates clamitans
clamitans)
Wonderful trip!
Good
herping!
~ Kristen Martyn
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