Amphibians of the MaritimesThe three maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are home to 16 amphibian species. While some of these are limited to one or two maritime provinces, they are all found in other Canadian provinces.
Eastern newt photo courtesy of CARCNET Creature FeatureBullfrog Rana catesbeiana The largest frogs in North America, these animals weigh up to 0.5 kg, and are a favorite species for culinary frog's legs. Attempts to harvest them have led to many introductions outside their range, where they are rapidly depleting the smaller frogs. -found from Ontario to the Maritimes, south to the Gulf Coast -named for their call which sounds like the bellowing of a bull; the deep 'jug-o-rum' can be heard up to one kilometre at night -hibernate by burying themselves in mud at the bottom of water bodies and building a protective cave-like cavity -adult males aggressively defend a territory of 3-25 metres -eats smaller frogs; large specimens eat small birds and young snakes -up to 25,000 eggs laid on water surface -tadpoles may be three centimetres long with four legs before their tail has been absorbed; look like a cross between a frog and a salamander -a 3.25 kilogram individual was caught in Washington State in 1949 -legal to hunt them in Ontario outside breeding season; only 15 can be taken daily, and a license is required to sell them in some parts of the province -have been introduced to British Columbia, Vancouver Island, western USA, Hawaii, Jamaica, Italy and Japan -known lifespan up to 14 years
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Blue-spotted salamander
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