When Jim Andrews began work on the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas in 1994, the goal was simple: collect information to help inform the decisions of the state committee deciding ...

The softshell turtle is followed by the mudpuppy, the only completely aquatic amphibian in Canada, and a species that Prof. Mooers describes as “really cute.” “It can grow as long as a small ...

amphibians and reptiles are Canada's most evolutionarily distinct species, with Apalone spinifera -- better known as the spiny softshell turtle -- being the most evolutionary distinct terrestrial ...