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Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that can live in water and on land.
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Spotted Salamander | The Cove Forest Red Salamader | The Cove Forest

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Red Salamader | The Cove Forest
(Pseudotrition ruber) The red is one of the most beautiful salamanders in the cove forest. Colors range from purplish brown to deep orange-red. It is lungless and terrestrial. Eggs are laid in water...
Fowler's Toad | The Cove Forest Spotted Salamander | The Cove Forest

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Spotted Salamander | The Cove Forest
(Ambystoma maculatum) The spotted salamander is one of the most colorful of the ambystomid salamanders. The shiny black back of the animal has a series of large yellow/yellow orange spots. These...
Spotted Salamander | The Cove Forest Two-Lined Salamander | The Cove Forest

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Two-Lined Salamander | The Cove Forest
(Eurycea bislineata) The two-lined is one of the smallest salamanders in the cove forest. This species is found under logs and rocks in the moist soil conditions, usually near water. Breeding occurs...
Tadpole | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Tadpole | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
• Order Anura • Hatches from eggs laid in water • Some eggs laid in moist land areas or dropped into water or swept into water by rains or carried to water by parent • Developmental stage between egg...
Spotted Salamander | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Spotted Salamander | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
• Ambystoma maculatum • Widespread in the United States • Stoutly built, 15.2 - 24.8 cm (6 - 9.75 inches) • Black, blue-black, dark gray or dark brown above • Two irregular rows of round, yellow or...
Green Frog | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Green Frog | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
• Color varies from brown to green • Protective coloration • Adult male has bright yellow throat • Dorsolateral ridges end on body not reaching groin • Center of the eardrum (tympanum) is elevated •...
Oak Toad | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Oak Toad | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Bufo quercicus • Smallest toad in North America - 1.9 - 3.3 cm (0.75 - 1.25 inches) • White to orange stripe down middle of back • 4 - 5 pairs of dark blotches on back • Cranial crests not apparent •...
Disappearing Frogs Project | Palmetto Scene

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Disappearing Frogs Project | Palmetto Scene
York County has a popular icon called Greg the Frog, everyone’s favorite amphibian. While he may be well known, his real counterparts aren’t the favorite subject to talk about. How much do we really...