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Coastal Tailed Frog

Ascaphus truei

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 174, February 152, March 173, April 230, May 289, June 221, July 180, August 174, September 178, October 160, November 141, December 161.
United States5,039
Washington2,233
Oregon719
Canada558
British Columbia548
California495
Idaho297
Alberta10
Nevada3
District of Columbia3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTailed Frogs · Ascaphidae
GenusTailed Frogs · Ascaphus

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