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Michigan Reptiles and Amphibians

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Introduction:
"This is a quiz about the frogs, toads, salamanders, snakes, and lizards that you might find in the Great Lakes State."


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.
    Green Frog
    Bullfrog
    Wood Frog
    Northern Spring Peeper


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


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


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.
    Spiny Softshell
    Common Snapping Turtle
    Spotted Turtle
    Wood Turtle


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


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.
    Bullsnake
    Corn Snake
    Milk Snake
    Eastern Hognose Snake


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


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