 |
 Surinam Toad (Pipa
pipa) This unique-looking toad is distinguished
from other toads by its flat appearance,
triangular-shaped head, and small, star-like
appendages on its short, weak, unwebbed front
legs. n addition to its appearance, the Surinam
Toad also has a fairly unqiue method of
reproduction. |
 The
Bullfrog (Rana
catesbeiana)
is the largest true frog in North
America, averaging 3½ to 6 inches in length, not
counting its legs, which average 7 to 10 inches
in length. While insects, earthworms and spiders
form a major part of the diet, bullfrogs are also
known to go after crayfish and other arthropods,
as well as snakes, rodents, and even birds. |
 The
Crawfish
Frog (Rana areolata)
is 2 to 3 inches long and is
yellow to brown in color, with an all-white belly
and numerous dark spots on the back, each with a
lighter-colored ring surrounding it. It spends
almost all of its adult life in a burrow and is
therefore rarely seen outside of the breeding
season. |
 Green
and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates
auratus) This
frog gets its poison from ants that have high
quantities of alkaloids in their tissues. Males
tend to eggs after laying, and then take tadpoles
to suitable places for development before
abandoning them. |
 The Tiger
Salamander (Ambystoma
tigrinum)
is a thick-bodied animal
with a rather large head and broad rounded snout.
The largest terrestrial salamander in the world,
a fully grown male may be up to 14 inches in
length. |
 Ornate
Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
This turtle's shell has a
fancy look to it. Each shell segment (scute)
has a radiating pattern of yellow lines on a dark
brown background. |
 The American
Alligator (Alligator
missisipiensis)
is most readily distinguished from
the American crocodile by its teeth. In a
crocodile the teeth in the upper and lower jaws
are in line, but in the alligator, when its mouth
is shut, the upper teeth lie outside the lower. |
 Boa
Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
The most distinctive feature of this snake is the
head, which has a dark stripe
running dorsally from the snout to the back of
the head, a dark triangle between the snout and
eyes, and a continuation of that triangle behind
each eye that slants downward towards the jaw. |
