• Photo of the Eisenhower Farm. Courtesy of Stan Cohen.

    Eisenhower

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

Amphibians

grey treefrog

Grey treefrog

C. Davis

The group amphibian includes frogs, toads, and salamanders. The word amphibian was taken from the Greek “amphi” meaning “double” and “bios” meaning “life” which is quite fitting as these creatures do live a double life. Emerging from eggs that are usually laid in the water, most amphibians begin their life with gills. They soon lose these gills and metamorphose from a completely aquatic form into a more terrestrial form. Several small wetlands, riparian areas, and vernal pools within the Eisenhower National Historic Site provide breeding habitat for a variety of amphibian species.

Amphibian Species found at Eisenhower National Historic Site:
1. Grey tree frog
2. Spring peeper
3. American toad
4. Fowlers toad
5. Bull frog
6. Green frog
7. Pickerel frog
8. Wood frog
9. Red back salamander
10.Northern two-lined salamander

Did You Know?

West Point cadet Eisenhower (far left) on guard duty

General Dwight D. Eisenhower would have been a sailor if born a year later.    He applied to the Naval Academy in 1911, but did not meet the age requirements – he was too old.  He was accepted to his second choice, the US Military Academy at West Point.