Stow, Massachusetts
Some lovely things that live in Stow.
Gray Treefrog
The Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor), written more commonly as one word as Gray Treefrog, is a species of small arboreal frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
Cope's Gray Treefrog
The Cope's Grey Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) is a species of tree frog which is found in the United States. It is almost indistinguishable from the Grey Tree Frog, Hyla versicolor, and shares much of its geographic range. Both species are variable in color, mottled gray to gray-green, resembling the bark of trees. These are tree frogs of woodland habitats, though they ...more ↓
Spring Peeper
A spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a small chorus frog widespread throughout the eastern USA and Canada.
Eastern Spadefoot
The Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) is a type of toad found in North America. It has one spur on each of its back feet for burrowing. It spends almost all of its life deep underground; coming out only to breed, and sometimes eat. It remains in a type of hibernation almost all its life. It burrows in a spiral, preferring sandy soils.
American Toad
The American Toad (Bufo americanus) is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. It is divided into three subspecies—the Eastern American Toad (B. a. americanus), the Dwarf American Toad (B. a. charlesmithi), and the rare Hudson Bay Toad (B. a. copei). Newer taxonomies consider this species ...more ↓
Fowler's Toad
Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family found in North America.
American Bullfrog
The American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)), often simply known as the Bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogsâ€, native to much of North America. This is a frog of larger, permanent water bodies, swamps, ponds, lakes, where it is usually found along the water's edge. On rainy nights, bullfrogs ...more ↓
Green Frog
Green frog is a term that can refer to various frogs inhabiting different parts of the world:
Pickerel Frog
The Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) is a small North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on their dorsal surface.
Northern Leopard Frog
The Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) is a species of Leopard frog from the true frog family native to parts of Canada and United States. It is the State Amphibian of Minnesota and Vermont.
Wood Frog
The Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the southern Appalachians to the boreal forest with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina. The wood frog has garnered attention by biologists over the last century because of its freeze tolerance, relatively great degree of terrestrialism (for ...more ↓
