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Pennsylvania's Herpetofauna(Translation: Our state’s reptiles & amphibians)
• Frogs & Toads 16 species
• Salamanders 22 “
• Turtles 13 “
• Lizards 5 “
• Snakes 21 “
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Salamander Life Cycle
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Balancers on larval ambystomid
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Salamandridae
Red-spotted NewtNotopthalmus viridescens
Red Eft
Adult Newt
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AMBYSTOMATIDAE
Jefferson SalamanderAmbystoma jeffersonianum
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Jefferson Salamander
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AMBYSTOMATIDAE
Spotted SalamanderAmbystoma maculatum
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Ambystomatidae
Marbled SalamanderAmbystoma opacum
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Ambystomatidae
Eastern Tiger SalamanderAmbystoma tigrinum
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Plethodontidae
Northern Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus fuscus
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Plethodontidae
Mountain Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus ochrophaeus
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Plethodontidae
Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereus
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Plethodontidae
Slimy SalamanderPlethodon glutinosus
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Plethodontidae
Four-toed SalamanderHemidactylum scutatum
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PLETHODONTIDAE
Two-lined SalamanderEurycea bislineata
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Two-lined Salamander
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Plethodontidae
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
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Plethodontidae
Northern Red SalamanderPseudotriton ruber ruber
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Pelobatidae: Spadefoots
Eastern Spadefoot ToadScaphiopus hobrooki
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Bufonidae: Toads
Warts: one or two in each large spot.
Three+ in each large spot.
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American ToadBufo americanus
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Fowler’s ToadBufo foweleri
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Hylidae: Tree Frogs
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Gray & Cope’s Tree FrogHyla versicolor and Hyla chrysocelis
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Spring PeeperPseudacris crucifer
Hear Me!
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Ranidae: True Frogs
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BullfrogRana catesbeiana
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Green FrogRana clamitans
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Pickerel FrogRana palustris
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Leopard FrogRana pipiens
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Wood FrogRana sylvatica
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Anatomy: Anal Plate
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Pennsylvania Snakes belong to two families:
• Colubridae
• Viperidae
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Poisonous or Venomous?
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Eastern CottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorous
Not found in Pennsylvania
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Northern Water SnakeNerodia sipedon
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Queen SnakeRegina septemvittata
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Turtles•All lay eggs on land
•No parental care
•In PA
•10 genera
•13 species & subspecies
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carapace
plastron
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Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina
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Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina
•long tail
•serrate carapace (may be worn)
•reduced, cross-shaped plastron
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Stinkpot or Musk TurtleSternotherus oderatus
•domed carapace
•3-4 inches in length
•emit foul musk from upper shell border
•slow, shallow streams & rivers
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E. Mud TurtleKinosternon subrubrum
Extirpated? Removed from PA Endangered list
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Spotted TurtleClemmys guttata
•Yellow spots on dark carapace
•marshes, bogs, wooded swamps
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Wood TurtleClemmys insculpta
•sculpted carapace
•terrestrial
•formerly a ‘meat turtle’
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Bog TurtleClemmys muhlenbergi
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Blanding’s TurtleEmydoidea blandingi
Candidate species
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E. Box TurtleTerrapene carolina
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Map TurtleGraptemys geographica
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Painted TurtleChrysemys picta
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Redbellied TurtlePseudemys rubriventris
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Spiny Softshell TurtleApalone spinifera
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Smooth SoftshellApalone mutica
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