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scientific name of American Toad

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Anaxyrus americanus

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family of American Toad

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Bufonidae

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conservation status of American Toad

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S5

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overwintering strategy of American Toad

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overwinter underground

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What do the eggs of an American Toad look like?

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long strings of eggs

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Where do American Toads breed?

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in shallow water

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scientific name of Fowler’s Toad

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Anaxyrus fowleri

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family of Fowler’s Toad

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Bufonidae

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conservation status of Fowler’s Toad

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S1 - state endagered

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overwintering strategy of Fowler’s Toad

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overwinter underground

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Where can you find Fowler’s Toads?

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southern CT River Valley

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What habitat do Fowler’s Toads occur?

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naturally disturbed shorelines

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scientific name of American Bullfrog

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Lithobates catesbeianus

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family of American Bullfrog

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Ranidae

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conservation status of American Bullfrog

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S5

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overwintering strategy of American Bullfrogs

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aquatic brumation

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Where do American Bullfrogs breed?

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large, permanent bodies of water

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What is unique about the adult American Bullfrog diet?

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they will eat anything that they can fit in their mouths

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If you find an abnormally large tadpole, which species could it be?

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American Bullfrog (largest)
Green frog

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How long are American Bullfrogs in the tadpole stage?

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1-2 years

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scientific name of Green frog

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Lithobates clamitans

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family of Green frog

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Ranidae

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conservation status of Green frog

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S5

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overwintering strategy of Green frog

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aquatic brumation

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Where do Green frogs breed?
permanent water with emergent vegetation
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How long are Green frogs in the tadpole stage?
up to 22 months
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scientific name of Mink frog
Lithobates septentrionalis
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family of Mink frog
Ranidae
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conservation status of Mink frog
S3
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Where can you find Mink frogs?
NE Kingdom (frog of the north)
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overwintering strategy of Mink frogs
aquatic brumation
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Where do Mink frogs breed?
permanent, cold bodies of water
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Minks frogs are primarily _________
aquatic
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scientific name of Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipens
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family of Northern Leopard Frog
Ranidae
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conservation status of Northern Leopard Frog
S4
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habitat of Northern Leopard Frogs
3-habitat species: permanent water: overwintering floodplains and marshes: breeding wet meadows and fields: foraging
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Where can you find Northern Leopard Frogs?
Champlain Valley
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overwintering strategy of Northern Leopard Frogs
aquatic brumation
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scientific name of Pickerel frog
Lithobates palustris
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family of Pickerel frog
Ranidae
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conservation status of Pickerel frog
S5
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The ________ is the only poisonous frog native to NA
Pickerel frog
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Pickerel frogs have ______ overwintering
cryptic (known to burrow or seek caves)
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Where do Pickerel frogs breed?
temporary and permanent cool water
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scientific name of Wood frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
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family of Wood frog
Ranidae
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conservation status of Wood frog
S5
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Where do Wood frogs breed?
VERNAL POOLS!!!! (= quick metamorphisis)
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overwintering strategy of Wood frogs
frogcicle - earliest spring breeders
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scientific name of Gray treefrogs
Hyla versicolor
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family of Gray treefrogs
Hylidae
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conservation status of Gray treefrogs
S5
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overwintering strategy of Gray treefrogs
frogcicle brumate under cover objects
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Where do Gray treefrogs breed?
slow-still water with vegetation
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What is unique about the diet of adult Gray treefrogs?
can be cannibalistic
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scientific name of Spring peepers
Pseudacris crucifer
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family of Spring peepers
Hylidae
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conservation status of Spring peepers
S5
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overwintering strategy of Spring peepers
freeze tolerant - brumate under logs
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Where do Spring peepers breed?
vernal pools or ponds
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What is the smallest frog in VT?
Spring peeper
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scientific name of Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
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family of Boreal Chorus Frog
Hylidae
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conservation status of Boreal Chorus Frog
S1 - endangered
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Which frog is of greatest conservation concern in VT?
Boreal Chorus Frog
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overwintering strategy of Boreal Chorus Frogs
frogcicle brumate in burrows
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habitat of Boreal Chorus Frogs
heavily vegetated bodies of water
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Which frogs overwinter underground?
(the toads) American toad Fowler's toad
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Which frogs exhibit aquatic brumation?
American Bullfrog Green frog Mink frog Northern Leopard Frog
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Which frogs are freeze-tolerant?
Wood frog Gray treefrog Spring peeper Boreal Chorus Frog
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Which frogs burrow to overwinter?
Pickerel frog Boreal Chorus Frog
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Which VT frogs have an S5 conservation status?
American toad American Bullfrog Green frog Pickerel frog Spring peeper Wood frog

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