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Same template, matched to the live format. Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus americanus americanus Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: BufonidaeGenus: AnaxyrusSpecies: Anaxyrus americanusSubspecies: Anaxyrus americanus americanusBinomial Name: Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)Synonym: Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 Common Names by Region American
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Phyllobates terribilis Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance In Exhibits All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for any educational purpose.
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Theloderma corticale Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Defensive trait Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance In Exhibits All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for any
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Dryophytes chrysoscelis Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: HylidaeGenus: DryophytesSpecies: Dryophytes chrysoscelisAuthority: Cope, 1880Older / Synonymous Usage: Hyla chrysoscelis Common Names by Region Cope’s Gray TreefrogCope’s Grey TreefrogCope’s TreefrogTree Toad — informal regional nameGray Treefrog Complex — when visual identification
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Ambystoma mexicanum Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Appearance The wild-type axolotl displays a mottled olive, brown, and gray coloration with subtle speckling—designed for camouflage in murky lakebeds. The body is soft, elongated, and fully aquatic, with a broad
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Rhinella alvarius Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: BufonidaeGenus: RhinellaSpecies: Rhinella alvariusBinomial Name: Rhinella alvarius Common Names by Region Colorado River ToadSonoran Desert ToadSonoran Giant ToadDesert Giant Toad Description General Appearance The Colorado River Toad is one of the largest
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American Bullfrog Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: RanidaeGenus: LithobatesSpecies: Lithobates catesbeianus Common Names by Region American BullfrogBullfrogEastern BullfrogCommon BullfrogGiant Bullfrog (informal) Description General Appearance The American Bullfrog is the largest frog native to North America and one of the
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Northern Dusky Salamander Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: Caudata (Urodela)Family: Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)Genus: DesmognathusSpecies: Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) Common Names by Region General: Dusky Salamander, Northern Dusky SalamanderCanada: Northern Dusky Salamander (common in parts of the east; noted as widespread
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Blue Poison Dart Frog Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: DendrobatidaeGenus: DendrobatesSpecies: Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797)Morph / Locality Form: “azureus” (commonly treated as a color morph or locality variant of D. tinctorius) Common Names by Region General / English: Blue
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Tiger Salamander Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: CaudataFamily: AmbystomatidaeGenus: AmbystomaSpecies: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) Common Names by Region General: Tiger SalamanderUnited States: Eastern Tiger Salamander, Barred Tiger SalamanderHerpetology / Field Guides: Ambystoma tigrinum Complex Description The Tiger Salamander is one