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Genus CyzicusObserver
pinnaclesnpDescription
On frog egg mass. Photo credit: NPS/Paul G. Johnson
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Cyzicus gyneciusObserver
juliezickefooseDescription
In an ephemeral puddle with gray tree frog tadpoles and predaceous diving beetles.
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
e135Description
Eastern gray squirrel with a piebald tail.
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Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)Observer
haley_dDescription
Missing scutes, with mosquitoes bleeding it.
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Florida × Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti × piscivorus)Observer
theskrussler
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Gulf Coast Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. major)Observer
bobzappalortiDescription
Close-up of white head, same turtle.
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Eastern Mudsnake (Farancia abacura ssp. abacura)Observer
rogerbirkheadDescription
DOR
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Mudsnake (Farancia abacura)Observer
spryerDescription
It’s hard to see in the photo because I couldn’t get closer in time, but the red comes up the sides and the head is slim.
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Grey Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)Observer
dionysus240Description
~5 snakes intertwined
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Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)Observer
americanmamushiDescription
Bifurcated tail mutation. To my knowledge this is the first time this mutation has ever been recorded in this species
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
desmond_macnealDescription
This leucistic individual is Salamander C. This one has been photographed and observed since 2010 many times by Don Scallen and it had at least been alive two years before that, making it thirteen years old- two years older then me!
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
smpbiologist-jwhittlePlace
PrivateDescription
After much debate, it seems likely this is actually an aberrant A. maculatum rather than a unisexual with spotted genes.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
gerbatronDescription
I found this coyote pup with a plastic jar stuck on it’s head. I took it to Bruckner Nature Center where they informed me that state law prohibited them from even attempting to save its life.
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Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Observer
tyler_mcclain925Description
Erythristic Morph
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Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)Observer
moejoandcoDescription
Park Place at North Orange Neighborhood
Backyard, stone fire pit bordering wooded lot.
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Unisexual Mole Salamander (Ambystoma unisexual)Observer
rainbowkittenDescription
Found in the backyard pool and released in the woods under a log.
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Pansies and Violets (Subgenus Viola)Observer
sunnyglengardenDescription
striata? heavily bearded, light green/white spur
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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Observer
jheiserDescription
First warm rainy night of the year. Found this and at least 3 other species of amphibian all hanging out on the cement pad on the lower level of our house.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)Observer
the_land_philosopherDescription
Viola hirsutuloides × sororia
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Salamanders (Order Caudata)Observer
tipsywithwaterDescription
Already all dried up before we found him, unfortunately :(
[Location: Medina County, OH]
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Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)Observer
smattykatPlace
PrivateDescription
Breeding pond with eggs
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Brook Salamanders (Genus Eurycea)Observer
tortuga_rapidoDescription
An Eurycea with a very long tail but the color pattern of a two-lined salamander...
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Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Observer
jheiserDescription
Specimen 2/2
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Unisexual Mole Salamander Complex (Complex Ambystoma unisexual)Observer
mariaburke
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Unisexual Mole Salamander Complex (Complex Ambystoma unisexual)Observer
jeffreymehagan
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Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina)Observer
markishacollinsworth
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Northern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis)Observer
joenaturalistDescription
Observed under a log near the waters edge. The third photo shows a closeup of the posterior foot with four toes.
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Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)Observer
cvnp_wetlandsDescription
Second year post construction
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Red-tailed × Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis × lineatus)Observer
awaysick
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Red-tailed × Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis × lagopus)Observer
rainbowkittenDescription
In the field our group passed this off as a Rough-legged hawk. Indeed, the overall the impression of the bird is that of a Rough-legged Hawk, with some notable deviations that mark this bird as a hybrid. Many of the features resemble a typical Rough-legged (small bill, thick dark belly band, dark carpal patches, extensive white at the base of the tail), while the evenly spaced dark tail bands are reminiscent of a Red-tailed Hawk. The tail is also quite long, going past the primary extension. This overall mix of traits of both Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks has lead me to the conclusion that this bird is a hybrid.
Confirmed by Nick Kiehl, Jerry Liguori, Neil Paprocki, and others.
