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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway A painted turtle with his head outstretched sits on a log in the river.
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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Amphibians
a green and brown frog with black spots, sits on 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.

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What looks like a striped fish with several tails is actually the opening of the mussel shell which is hard to see.

Did You Know?
Mussels rely on fish to carry their young around until they are old enough to drop to the river bottom. To attract the fish and attach their young, mussels put on displays that make fish think they are fish or other food. The mussel shell, which is all we normally see, is now barely visible.
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