Michigan Reptiles and Amphibians

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1. This frog that ranges in color from yellowish-green to olive to brown lacks dorsolateral folds and is the largest frog found in Michigan. Northern Spring Peeper Green Frog Bullfrog Wood Frog

2. This frog, Hyla versicolor, has particularly large, adhesive toe pads and can change among various shades of gray, green, or brown. Green Frog Eastern Gray Treefrog Boreal Chorus Frog Blanchard's Cricket Frog

3. This frog, Rana palustris, secretes a noxious substance from its skin that is poisonous and distasteful to some of its predators. Mink Frog Pickerel Frog Green Frog Western Chorus Frog

4. So common that they are found even in suburban areas with shallow ponds, this toad, Bufo americanus americanus, is found all throughout Michigan. Eastern Spadefoot Fowler's Toad Eastern American Toad Common Toad

5. This four-legged salamander found all over Michigan is easily identifiable by the external gills it has during its adult phase. Mudpuppy Blue-spotted Salamander Western Lesser Siren Tiger Salamander

6. Now for some reptile questions. Not only a common turtle in Michigan but North America's most widespread turtle, Chrysemys picta is identifiable by the red and yellow stripes that run laterally along its head and limbs. Painted Turtle Pond Slider Eastern Box Turtle Diamondback Terrapin

7. This turtle, that kind of looks like a chocolate chip pancake with a head, uses its sandy color to blend in with river bottoms and its broadly webbed feet to quickly ambush and eat small fish. Wood Turtle Spotted Turtle Spiny Softshell Common Snapping Turtle

8. There are several rattlesnakes found in the United States, but this relatively timid venomous snake is the only rattler found in Michigan. Timber Rattlesnake Cottonmouth Copperhead Massasauga

9. This snake, Heterodon platyrhinos, is specialized for burrowing into the ground in search of toads. It is also known to play dead when provoked. Eastern Hognose Snake Milk Snake Bullsnake Corn Snake

10. This blue-tailed lizard is the only American lizard found in Michigan. Five-lined Skink Gila Monster Green Anole Western Banded Gecko