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Amphibians

Find content specifically related to amphibians of the Puget Sound and Salish Sea ecosystems. For checklists and descriptive accounts of individual species, visit our species library. 

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Tim Essington1, Terrie Klinger2, Tish Conway-Cranos1,2, Joe Buchanan3, Andy James4, Jessi Kershner1, Ilon Logan2, and Jim West3

 

1School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science, University of Washington
2School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington
3Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
4Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, University of Washington
Plants, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Invertebrates, Fungi / Lichens , Ecosystem-Based Management

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Larch mountain salamander. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

This article originally appeared in Threatened and Endangered Species, State of Washington Annual Report 2011. Further information on these species and others in the Puget Sound basin is available at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site and the Fish and Wildlife Service page on endangered species.

Species and Food Webs , Amphibians
Female Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa). Photo by Kelly McAllister.

This article originally appeared in Threatened and Endangered Species, State of Washington Annual Report 2011. Further information on these species and others in the Puget Sound basin is available at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site and the Fish and Wildlife Service page on endangered species.

Species and Food Webs , Protect and Restore Habitat , Amphibians
Northern Sea Otter. Photo: Alaska Department of Fish and Game

The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound species library now includes a list of species of concern in the Salish Sea watershed. The list was created by Joe Gaydos and Nicholas Brown of the SeaDoc Society, and was released as a paper presented as part of the Proceedings of the 2011 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference in Vancouver, BC.

Species and Food Webs , Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Invertebrates , Ecosystem-Based Management, Regulatory Strategies, Protection Strategies , Strait of Georgia Watershed, Puget Sound Main Basin, Georgia Basin
Pacific Treefrog; photo by James Bettaso, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe conducts annual surveys of amphibian egg masses in the Reservation Slough wetland near the Sauk River.

Species and Food Webs , Amphibians , Freshwater Habitat , Terrestrial Habitat

Puget Sound is calling: EoPS now has custom ringtones. Add the sounds of Puget Sound-area species like the Rhinoceros Auklet or Pacific Chorus Frog to your phone today.

Mammals, Birds, Amphibians , Freshwater Habitat
Interesection of NW GAP Hydrological Units and Puget Sound WRIAs

The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound, in cooperation with the USGS, has developed a list of terrestrial vertebrates occurring within the Puget Sound basin.

Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians , Terrestrial Habitat , Puget Sound Main Basin, Watersheds
Adult female Rana aurora during fall migration of 2005 in Puget Sound (Hayes, Marc 2005).

The following article was part of a pilot project at the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound in which University of Washington undergraduates working with the Burke Museum created localized accounts for two iconic amphibian species of the Puget Sound region: the Northern Red-legged Frog and the Pacific Chorus Frog. The Northern Red-legged Frog is described here relative to its local behavior, habitat, threats and morphology.

Water Quantity , Water Quality , Amphibians , Freshwater Habitat , Terrestrial Habitat , Puget Sound Watershed, Puget Sound Main Basin