Plants > Sapindaceae & Sapindales
The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), officially honored as the state tree of four US states and immortalized as the central cultural emblem on the national flag of Canada, is a magnificent, long-lived deciduous hardwood tree belonging to the soapberry family Sapindaceae...
Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
The Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), historically recognized as one of the most familiar and common venomous serpents in the eastern United States, is an attractive, medium-sized pit viper belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae within the viper family Viperidae...
Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), celebrated across the American Southwest as the legendary ‘coon-tail’ rattler, is a massive, heavy-bodied venomous pit viper belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae within the viper family Viperidae...
Amphibians > Plethodontids & Urodela
The Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is a stunning, vibrantly colored semi-aquatic caudate amphibian belonging to the lungless salamander family Plethodontidae within the order Urodela. Endemic to the temperate deciduous forests, mossy mountain brooks, and...
Amphibians > Ranids & Anura
The American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), universally recognized across North America as the heavyweight titan of freshwater wetlands, is a massive, highly aquatic anuran amphibian belonging to the true frog family Ranidae within the order Anura. Indigenous to...
