LATIN NAMES
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Common Name

Scientific Name

spiny soft shell turtle

a ) Trionyx ________________

spotted salamander

b ) Ambystoma ______________

mudpuppy

c ) Necturus _______________

spring peeper

d ) Pseudacris _____________

map turtle

e ) Graptemys ______________

wood frog

f ) Rana ___________________

gray treefrog

g ) Hyla ___________________

four-toed salamander

h ) _______________ scutatum

striped chorus frog

i ) Pseudacris _____________

stinkpot turtle

j ) Sternotherus _____________

water snake

k )________________ sipedon

two-lined salamander

l ) Eurycea________________

 

1. Hyla - belonging to the forest

11. maculatum -full of spots

2. Necturus - tail used for swimming

12. spiniferus - spiny

3. scutatum - scale-like pattern

13. crucifer - cross-like

4. Pseudacris - calls like a locust

14. sylvatica - of the woods

5. Hemidactylium - reduced # of toes

15. Eurycea - broad stripe

6. Sternotherus - chest hinged

16. bislineata - two lines

7. versicolor - able to change colour

17. geographica - earth lines (as map)

8. Ambystoma - rounded mouth

18. triseriata - 3 stripes

9. Nerodia - swimmer

19. odoratus - fragrant (smelly)

10. Trionyx - 3-clawed

20. maculosus - spotted

 

21. sipedon - smelly