Michigan Amphibians and Mudpuppy Surveys

Author: Marcy Sieggreen

November 6, 2010


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Table of Contents

Michigan Amphibians and Mudpuppy Surveys

Amphibians

Frogs and Toads

Bufo americanus

Bufo fowleri

Rana clamitans melanota

Rana catesbeiana

Rana pipiens

Rana palustris

Rana septentrionalis

Hyla versicolor

Hyla chrsysoscelis

Pseudacris crucifer crucifer

Pseudacris triseriata triseriata

Rana sylvatica

Acris crepitans blanchardii

Salamanders and Newts

Ambystoma maculatum

Ambystoma opacum

Ambystoma laterale

Ambystoma texanum

Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum

Hemidactylium scutatum

Plethodon cinereus

Notophthalmus viridescens

Necturus maculosus

Mudpuppy Surveys

Process

Observations

Prepare Mudpuppy Traps

Through Traps Far From Shore

Create "Cave-Like" Structures at Shoreline

Collect Traps

Measured

Tested for Diseases

Tagged

Weighed

Released

Gibraltar Bay, Grosse Ile, MI

Winter Survey

Preparing to Cut Through Ice

Gibraltar Bay Habitat

Deformed Green Frog

Green Frog Tadpole

Young Longnose Gar

New Collection Area Near Golf Course

Good Site

Mudpuppy

Typical Mudpuppy

Mudpuppy

Shoreline Near Highland Road

Shoreline Near Highland Road