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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Toads (Bufonidae) › Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)

The western toad, Anaxyrus boreas, inhabits western Canada and much of the western (especially northwestern) United States. It occurs throughout most of Utah, a...


Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Toads (Bufonidae) › Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)

The Great Plains toad, Bufo cognatus, is a common and widespread toad that occurs across the central United States, much of Mexico, and limited areas of Canada....


Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Toads (Bufonidae) › Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)

The Arizona toad, Bufo microscaphus, occurs in isolated areas of the southwestern United States. In Utah, the Arizona toad is found only in the southwestern por...


Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Toads (Bufonidae) › Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

The red-spotted toad, Bufo punctatus, occurs throughout much of Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it is fairly abundant in southwestern Utah. Mem...


Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Toads (Bufonidae) › Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)

Woodhouse's toad, Bufo woodhousii, is a large toad (up to 5 inches in length) which occurs throughout much of the United States and is common throughout most of...


Canyon Treefrog (Dryophytes arenicolor)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Chorus Frogs (Hylidae) › Canyon Treefrog (Dryophytes arenicolor)

The canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor, is a small frog (less than 2.5 inches in length) whose range extends south from southern Utah and Colorado, through Arizon...


Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Chorus Frogs (Hylidae) › Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)

The western chorus frog, Pseudacris triseriata, is a small frog commonly found throughout much of central and northeastern Utah. The overall range of the specie...


Baja California Treefrog (Hyliola hypochondriaca)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Chorus Frogs (Hylidae) › Baja California Treefrog (Hyliola hypochondriaca)

The Pacific treefrog, Pseudacris regilla, is native to southwestern Canada and parts of the western United States. In Utah, the species has only been found in W...


Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Spadefoots (Scaphiopodidae) › Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons)

The plains spadefoot, Spea bombifrons, is a toad native to the plains, grasslands, and deserts of central North America, ranging from Canada to Mexico. In Utah,...


Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Spadefoots (Scaphiopodidae) › Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana)

The Great Basin spadefoot, Spea intermontana, is an abundant, small (1.5" to 2.5") toad found throughout the Great Basin, extending from southern British Columb...


Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Spadefoots (Scaphiopodidae) › Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata)

The Mexican spadefoot, Spea multiplicata, is a small toad native to southeastern Utah, much of the southwestern and south-central United States, and parts of Me...


American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Frogs (Ranidae) › American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

The American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is NOT native to Utah; it has been introduced from east of the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately, these introductions have...


Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Frogs (Ranidae) › Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)

The green frog, Rana clamitans, is a common frog that is native to eastern North America, but has been introduced throughout much of western North America, incl...


Relict Leopard Frog (Lithobates onca)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Frogs (Ranidae) › Relict Leopard Frog (Lithobates onca)

The relict leopard frog, Rana onca, has not been found in Utah since 1950. In fact, the species was believed to be completely extinct until three populations we...


Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Frogs (Ranidae) › Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)

The northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens, is found throughout much of southern Canada, as well as in the northern, Rocky Mountain, and Intermountain areas of the...


Yavapai Leopard Frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Frogs (Ranidae) › Yavapai Leopard Frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis)

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Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › True Frogs (Ranidae) › Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)

The Columbia spotted frog, Rana luteiventris, ranges from southeast Alaska through Alberta, Canada, and into Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and disjunct a...


Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Birds (Aves) › Songbirds (Passeriformes) › Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae) › Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

The black-tailed gnatcatcher, Polioptila melanura, is a nonmigratory bird that occurs in the southwestern United States, as well as in northern Mexico. It is ra...


Pacific Treefrog (Hyliola sierrae)

» Animals (Animalia) › Vertebrates (Craniata) › Amphibians (Amphibia) › Frogs / Toads (Anura) › Chorus Frogs (Hylidae) › Pacific Treefrog (Hyliola sierrae)

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Multicellular organisms that develop from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm. Heterotrophic - obtain food by ingestion.

Have skulls and backbones.

Have feathers and lay eggs

Use gills to breathe

Have hair, feed young milk, warm blooded.

Cold blooded, lay eggs on land

Long cylindrical body. Have a fluid-filled cavity (coelom) between the outer body wall and the gut that is typically segmented into a series of compartments.

Hard exoskeleton, two compound eyes, two paris of antennae, three paris of mouth parts. Aquatic, gill breathing.

Identified by mandible mouth parts and 3 distinct body parts (head, thorax, abdomen).

Animals having 3 pair of legs, 3 body sections, generally 1 or 2 pair of wings, 1 pair of antennae.

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa gibsoni)

Beach-dune Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis corpuscula)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela limbata)

Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle (Cicindela albissima)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela nevadica)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela nevadica tubensis)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela nigrocoerulea)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela obsoleta)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica kirbyi)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica moapana)

Little White Tiger Beetle (Cicindela lepida)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela purpurea)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela purpurea audubonii)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela longilabris)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela nebraskana)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona)

Maricopa Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona maricopa)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona navajoensis)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela decemnotata)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela fulgida)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela parowana)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tenuicincta)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela willistoni)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela willistoni echo)

A Tiger Beetle (Cicindela punctulata)

Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)

Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)

Canyon Treefrog (Dryophytes arenicolor)

Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)

Pacific Treefrog (Hyliola sierrae)

Baja California Treefrog (Hyliola hypochondriaca)

Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana)

Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata)

Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)

Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)

Yavapai Leopard Frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis)

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)

(Cicindela limbalis)

(Cicindela tranquebarica parallelonota)

(Cicindela repanda repanda)

Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)

Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)

(Cicindela tranquebarica lassenica)

American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

(Cicindela longilabris perviridis)

Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons)

(Cicindela purpurea cimarrona)

(Cicindela fulgida fulgida)

(Cicindela parowana remittens)

Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

(Cicindela tranquebarica tranquebarica)

(Cicindela longilabris laurentii)

Relict Leopard Frog (Lithobates onca)

(Cicindela oregona guttifera)

(Cicindela oregona oregona)

(Cicindela nigrocoerulea nigrocoerulea)

(Cicindela parowana parowana)

(Cicindela repanda tanneri)

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

American Golden-plover (Pluvialis dominica)

Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)

Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)

Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)

Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)

Mew Gull (Larus canus)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

California Gull (Larus californicus)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Thayer's Gull (Larus glaucoides thayeri)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

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