Amphibians of the Samara region: a unique world

In the Samara region to date, there are not so many species of amphibians. There are three main groups of biotopes: drive, forest and open.

Amphibians of the Samara Region: List

To open biotopes gravitate:

1. Common Garlic.
2. Toad is green.

To the forest:

1. Frog sharp-witted.
2. Medynka.
3. Veretenitsa.
4. The lizard is viviparous.
5. Toad is gray.
6. A frog is herbal.

To drive:

1. Frog pond.
2. Triton comb.
3. A frog is lake.
4. Triton is ordinary.
5. The fox is red-bellied.

At the moment, some amphibians of the Samara region are on the verge of extinction. The usual species here are the common crocodile, the green toad, the frog sharp and the lake.

Toad Gray

These amphibians of the Samara region, the photos of which are presented above, are the largest in the whole of Europe and not only. The creature has a squat broad body. On the paws of the gray toad you can see short fingers. Her eyes are orange, with horizontal black pupils. But the color of the skin in this amphibian varies and depends not only on age and sex, but also on the pores of the year. There are the following colors: terracotta, sandy, olive, gray, dark brown.

These amphibians of the Samara region have a tuberous and dry skin with a small number of glands. This allows them to retain moisture and leave for long distances from water bodies.

In males, the body length is about 9 centimeters, and the female is 13.

Mink Redbeard

These amphibians of the Samara region, whose photos amaze with beauty, are the most vulnerable species and belong to the tailless genus of the family of the bombs. Adults on average have a body length of 3.5 to 6 centimeters. The head of the moth is of a rounded shape and small. Iris is bronze. The size of the eyes is large, with pupils of cordate or triangular shape. The abdomen of these amphibians is smooth, orange in color. There are small warts near the cloaca. On the back is a skin with sharp and high tubercles. On their tops there are no sharp spikes.

Pond frog

These amphibians of the Samara region are the smallest representatives of a group of green frogs in the fauna of the country. The maximum body length of an adult is 8.4 centimeters.

The back of a pond frog can have several variants of color: brown or brown, grassy and bright green. Often there are extraordinary combinations of these shades with a green-brown mosaic background. In the mating season the sides are yellowish in color. At this time, the back of the males can be completely painted in canary color. This is not all the features. The pond frog on the back has a longitudinal light strip. However, there are specimens without strips and stains. The belly is usually milky white in color. In this area, as well as on the throat, you can see small spots.

Crested newt

These amphibians in the Samara region have a fairly large body. Its length can reach 13.6 centimeters. These are the largest newts of those that inhabit the territory of Russia. The skin of the creature is coarse and coarse on the back, and on the abdomen - smooth. The head of the newt is flattened, and the trunk is stocky and massive. The crest of the amphibian is notched and runs from the base of the tail to the level of the eyes.

In males, the muzzle is usually rounded. Cloaca is dark and convex, and on the tail you can see a longitudinal bluish-white line. In females of the newt there is no crest. Along the back they have a yellow thin line. Cloaca reddish and flattened.

Finally

The amphibians of the Samara region are a whole world. Many animals living in the area can disappear forever. In the Samara region at the moment 11 species of amphibians live. It should be noted that these creatures belong to terrestrial primitive vertebrates. In order to preserve certain species, several basic requirements must be met: to ensure the protection of all amphibian migration routes, habitats and, of course, the conditions for their reproduction. This is the only way to increase the number of endangered species. Destructive for amphibians in the Samara region is the contamination of water bodies by bit, as well as industrial wastewater.