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List Of Reptiles And Amphibians Of Alaska
Alaska is the northwestern most part of North America. Reptiles and amphibians are not common in Alaska due to them being ectothermy, cold-blooded. Alaska has four reptile species and eight amphibian species. Two of these species are introduced species, introduced. There are no snakes or lizards in Alaska. Reptiles Order: Testudines - turtles and tortoises Family: Cheloniidae - typical sea turtles Family: Dermochelyidae - leatherback sea turtles Amphibians Order: Frogs, Anura - frogs and toads Family: Bufonidae - true toads Family: Hylidae - tree frogs Family: Ranidae - true frogs Order: Caudata - newts and salamanders Family: Ambystomatidae - mole salamanders Family: Salamandridae - newts Unconfirmed species Two species are alleged to occur naturally in Alaska, but are not officially confirmed. *''Batrachoseps caudatus'', the Alaska worm salamander, was described based on a specimen described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1889. It was described based on an individual a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost (the Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian into the eastern hemisphere) state in the United States. It borders the Canadian territory of Yukon and the province of British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border, in the Bering Strait, with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean lie to the north, and the Pacific Ocean lies to the south. Technically, it is a semi-exclave of the U.S., and is the largest exclave in the world. Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the following three largest states of Texas, California, and Montana combined, and is the seventh-largest subnational division i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
