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 |
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21. sipedon - smelly |