Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific NorthwestWritten by outstanding authorities in the field, this Northwest guide tells in interesting and readable fashion how to find and identify the various salamanders, frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes that inhabit Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. |
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
Composition and origin of the herpetofauna | 23 |
Historical development of the herpetofauna | 33 |
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100 KILOMETERS Alligator Lizard Ambystoma amphibians amphibians and reptiles aquatic average blotches body breeding season British Columbia Bufo Bullfrogs burrows California carapace Cascades caudals clutch coastal costal grooves deposit Dicamptodon dorsal scales dorsal stripe dorsolateral eggs Elgaria Ensatina feed females flecks forests Garter Snake genera genus glands Gopher Snakes gray ground color HABITAT hatching head herpetofauna hind Horned Lizard Idaho individuals KILOMETERS 0 MILES lake larger larvae legs Leopard limbs mating mature metamorphosed Mountains nest newts northern Northern Alligator Lizard Northwestern occur Oregon Pacific Giant Salamander Pacific Northwest Pacific Treefrogs Painted Turtles parotoid glands populations posterior predators prey province range region scale rows Short-horned Lizard sides skin Slender Salamander snout southern species spots streams subspecies tadpoles talus teeth temperatures terrestrial Thamnophis Tiger Salamanders toads upper labials usually VARIATION venter Washington western Oregon Western Pond Turtles yellow