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Ring-Necked Snake. Diadophis punctatus. In grass. Rare. 



Bull Frog. Rana catesbiana. Largest. Deep resounding voice. 

 Rivers and ponds. 



Green Frog. Rana clamata. Found in ditches. 



Leopard Frog. Rana virescens. In ponds. First to be heard in 

 the spring. Cluck. 



Wood Frog. Rana sylvatica. Common in woods. 



Northern Frog. Rana septentrionalis. Common in ditches. 



Pickerel Frog. Rana palustris. Found in ponds and ditches. 



Cricket Frog. Acris gryllus. Little frog' found in ponds and 

 ditches. 



Pickering's Tree Frog. Spring Peepers. Hyla Pickeringii. Found 

 in wet places. Shrill, high voices. In the autumn lives in trees. 



Common Tree Toad. Hyla versicolor. Common in ponds in 

 spring and trees in summer. Rattles. 



Common Toad. Bufo lentiginosus. Very common everywhere. 

 One of the first spring singers. 



Newt. Diemyctylus viridescens. Found in ponds and ditches in 

 the spring. Green with red dots. Bright red in the fall. Found 

 under stones. 



Striped Salamander. Spelerpes bilineatus. Damp places. 



Red Salamander. Spelerpes ruber. Damp places. 



Red-Backed Salamander. Plethodon erythronotus. Common in 

 damp places. 



Spotted Salamander. Amblystoma punctatum. Largest. Com- 

 mon under stones. 



These reptiles should not be killed, as they are harmless, useful, 

 insect-eatinsr animals. 



