amphibians – OFNC

Editor’s Synopsis of CFN 139(2)

Image Caption: A Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) at a boreal lake in the International Institute of Sustainable Development – Experimental Lakes Area, Ontario. This anuran spies as well as six others were detected using a three-pronged detection approach: automated call recordings for adults or egg and larval surveys. Photo: Jihyun Olivia Kim. Free Online Access to [...]

Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas: a call for sightings

By Bailey Cooke Bailey Cooke is a second-year University of Ottawa student in environmental science. This winter, Bailey is volunteering with the OFNC through the Community Service Learning program. Spotted Salamander Ontario is home to 15 species of snakes, 8 turtles, 1 lizard, 13 frogs/toads, and 11 salamanders. But, with approximately 35% of Ontario’s amphibians [...]