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Author VanDeWalle, Terry

Title Salamanders in Your Pocket : a Guide to Caudates of the Upper Midwest
Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (16 pages)
Series Bur Oak Guide
Bur Oak guide.
Contents Common mudpuppy (Necturus Maculosus); Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis); Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum); Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum); Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum); Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum); Western lesser siren (Siren intermedia nettingi); Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens); Small-mouthen salamander (Ambystoma texanum); Blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale); Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum); Streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri); Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Dusky salamnder (Desmognathus fuscus)Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus); Zigzag salamander (Plethodon dorsalis); Slimy salamander (Plethdon glutinosus); Ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi); Green salamander (Aneides aeneus); Long-tailed salamander (Eurycea longicauda); Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga); Two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata); Grotto salamander (Typhlotriton spelaeus); Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber); Midland mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus diasticus)
Summary Finding a salamander in the woodlands rates as one of the most enjoyable surprises of an early morning hike. Active mainly at night, these secretive, shiny, lizardlike amphibians often glow like jewels when found under the logs or rocks that many prefer. This colorful addition to Iowa's popular series of laminated guides-the twenty-fifth in the series-will inform both amateur and professional naturalists about twenty-five species of salamanders found in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, I
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Subject Salamanders -- Middle West -- Guidebooks
NATURE -- Animals -- Fish.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
NATURE -- Animals -- Reptiles & Amphibians.
Salamanders
Middle West
Genre/Form Guidebooks
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781609382230
1609382234