Reptiles & Amphibians
Unfortunately. these creatures have not fared well with the influx of settlement in our municipality. In some isolated segments of our boro one can expect a continuous melody from mid-April to late May.
In these rare freshwater ponds, the spring peeper and fowler toad will be playing their mating games. Most of their activity begins at dusk. Their extremely small tadpole offspring quickly grow into adulthood and move inland. As insect eaters, these pest controllers do us all a service throughout the warm months of the year.
Reptiles
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black racer snake coluber constrictor |
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northern water snake nerodia sipedon |
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eastern worm snake carphophis ameonus |
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brown snake storeria dekayi |
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eastern garter snake thamnophis sirtalis |
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diamondback terrapin malaclemys terrapin |
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eastern box turtle caralina terrapene |
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snapping turtle chelydra serpentina |
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spring peeper pseudacris crucifer |
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bull frog rana cateseiana |
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fowler's toad bufo woodhouseri |
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green frog rana clamitans |