Salamanders in your pocket : a guide to caudates of the Upper Midwest / / by Terry VanDeWalle ; photographs by Suzanne L. Collins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464867703321
• Autore: VanDeWalle Terry
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Iowa City, Iowa] : , : University Of Iowa Press, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-60938-223-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (16 p.)
• Collana: A Bur Oak Guide
• Altri autori (Persone): CollinsSuzanne L
• Disciplina: 597.850973
• Soggetti: Salamanders - Middle West; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Common mudpuppy (Necturus Maculosus); Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis); Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum); Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum); Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum); Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum); Western lesser siren (Siren intermedia nettingi); Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens); Small-mouthen salamander (Ambystoma texanum); Blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale); Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum); Streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri); Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum); Dusky salamnder (Desmognathus fuscus)Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus); Zigzag salamander (Plethodon dorsalis); Slimy salamander (Plethdon glutinosus); Ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi); Green salamander (Aneides aeneus); Long-tailed salamander (Eurycea longicauda); Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga); Two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata); Grotto salamander (Typhlotriton spelaeus); Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber); Midland mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus diasticus)
• Sommario/riassunto: Finding a salamander in the woodlands rates as one of the most enjoyable surprises of an early morning hike. Active mainly at night, these secretive, shiny, lizardlike amphibians often glow like jewels when found under the logs or rocks that many prefer. This colorful ; addition to Iowa's popular series of laminated guides-the twenty-fifth in the series-will inform both amateur and professional naturalists about twenty-five species of salamanders found in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, I