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Photo Gallery Amphibians of the Preserve8 Images A selection of amphibians found at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and in Chase County, KS. Image copyrights are written below each photo. Common species have been reported in Chase County, but not within the National Preserve. Common species may be on the edge of their range, lack favorable habitats within the preserve, or merely unobserved thus far. Present species have been documented by National Park Service personnel in cooperation with the Heartland Network Inventory and Monitoring Program during surveys in 2002 and 2003. Additional species have been added after verified identification. Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) Present Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Present Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Present Green Frog (Rana clamitans) Present Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) Common Plains Leopard Frog (Lithobates blairi) Present Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) Present Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) Present Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) Common Smallmouth Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) Common American Toad (Bufo americanus) Common Great Plains Toad (Bufo cognatus) Present Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) Common Western Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea) Present Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhouseii) Present |
Last updated: December 2, 2021