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Ambystoma gracile (Northwestern Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/ambystomidae/northwestern/account.htm
Ambystoma laterale (Blue Spotted Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/ambystomidae/blue/account.htm
Ambystoma macrodactylum (Long-toed Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/ambystomidae/long-toed/account.htm
Ambystoma maculatum (Yellow Spotted Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/ambystomidae/yellow/account.htm
Ambystoma texanum (Smallmouth Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/ambystomidae/smallmouth/account.htm
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Biological Diversity Information, Biodiversity Knowledge, Global Knowledge
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/AmericanSnout_e.php
Amphibians of Canada
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/amphibians/taxa/
Aneides ferreus (Clouded Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/plethodontidae/clouded/account.htm
Aneides vagrans (Wandering Salamander)
Caudata Plethodontidae Aneides vagrans Basic Facts Size: 5-8 cm Description: This salamander is slender and long-legged. There are usually 16 costal grooves and the toe tips are squarish. Adults ...
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/amphibians/taxa/species/aneides_vagrans.html
Black Rat Snake
Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta The black rat snake may be the largest Canadian snake. Its maximum recorded length is 2.5 m, and individuals over 1.5 m are not uncommon. It feeds largely on mice, ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/brsnake.htm
Boa Constrictor
Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor The boa constrictor is a non-poisonous tropical snake belonging to a specialized group of reptiles - the first vertebrate class completely independent of water. ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/boa.htm
Butterflies of Canada
Biological Diversity Information, Biodiversity Knowledge, Global Knowledge
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/index_e.php
Butterfly Garden
Canadian butterflies and the plants that attract them, by Native artist Mike MacDonald
http://www.snacc.mb.ca/projects/butterfly_garden/
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Photo of Canada Goose, range maps, and facts about this bird's habitat, diet, and physical traits.
http://www.nenature.com/canadagoose.htm
Canadian Bats
Caving Canada Canadian Bat Resources Chiroptera, a Greek word meaning "winged hand" The Bat Conservation Society of Canada British Columbia Bat Resources Manitoba Bat Resources Ontario Bat ...
http://www.cancaver.ca/bats/
Canadian Lynx
Canadian Lynx Lynx canadensis Body Length(mm) -900-1100 Weight (kg) - 9-18 (male) Litter Size - 2-4 average Life Span - 15 years Status - Least Concern L.c.canadensis - Canada and North US ...
http://ds.dial.pipex.com/agarman/canlynx.htm
Canadian Museum of Natural History: Blue Whale
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered The largest creature ever known to have existed on earth is the present-day blue whale. The largest dinosaur attained a length of about 22 m and weighed ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/bluwale.htm
Canadian Museum of Natural History: Grey Whale
Grey Whale Eschrichtius robustus Endangered This large whale, which can grow up to 15 m in length, was nearly exterminated by whalers in the late 1800s. It came to an early extinction in the North ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/grwhale.htm
Canadian Museum of Natural History: Humpback Whale
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered Distinguished by its short, stout body and long, curved flippers which are often a third of the total body length, this slow-moving animal is ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/humpwale.htm
Canadian Society of Zoologists
Canadian Society of Zoologists Société canadienne de Zoologie English Français Quick links - Liens rapides News - Nouvelles Advancing the Study of Animals and their Environment Favoriser l'étude ...
http://www.csz-scz.ca/
Common Garter Snake
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis The common garter snake occurs in Canada from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia in a wide variety of colour patterns. The specimen shown here is from ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/gsnake.htm
Coyote
Coyote Canis latrans About the size of a small collie, this intelligent, social animal is found across most of southern and central Canada, and in western Canada as far north as the Yukon. The ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/coyote.htm
David Bell's Butterflies and Moths
BUTTERFLIES MOTHS of CANADA Skip Intro
http://home.cogeco.ca/~lunker/
DeerNet
DeerNet summarizes Internet resources dealing with the ecology, management and economic utilisation of hoofed mammals. It reflects the research interests of the Wildlife Productivity and ...
http://www.deer.rr.ualberta.ca/overview.asp
Discover Canada's Aquatic Reptiles
Discover Canada?s aquatic reptiles; the snakes, lizards, and turtles that live in your backyard. Find out how snakes smell and learn about the different parts of a turtles shell.
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/reptiles/reptframes.htm
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus This is the smallest of the three kinds of rattlesnakes which constitute Canada's only poisonous snakes. It rarely exceeds 75 cm in length. A ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/emrattle.htm
Eastern Racer
Eastern Racer Coluber constrictor Racers are nervous, quick-moving, snakes of open, bushy, or light-wooded areas who prey mainly on small rodents, frogs, lizards, and insects. Their scientific ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/eastrace.htm
Eco Field Guide: Atlantic Rock Crab
EcoKids is a web site maintained by Earth Day Canada.
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/field_guide/underwater/crab.cfm
Eighth North American Caribou Workshop
Publication Update: The proceedings have been printed and will be mailed to participants in early February 2001! The ordered reprints will be sent to authors as soon as possible; the first ...
http://www.taiga.net/nacaribou/
Eland
Eland Taurotragus Elands are the largest antelopes of Africa, standing nearly 2 m high at the shoulder, and a fully grown male may weigh over 700 kg. Both sexes have heavy, spirally twisted ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/eland.htm
Fishes of Canada
Explore the fish families of Canada, aquaculture, Canadian fisheries, and fish ecology. ?Funky fish? contains cool facts about Canadian fish.
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/fish/fish.htm
Flying Squirrel
Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus These appealing little creatures are found throughout most of the forested areas of Canada, but they are rarely seen because of their nocturnal habits. A furry ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/flysquir.htm
Gorilla
Gorilla Gorilla gorilla Endangered The gorilla is a shy and, for the most part, inoffensive vegetarian - a far cry from the fearsome, aggressive creature depicted in films and comic books. Only ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/egorilla.htm
Grasshopper Guide
Link to 2004 updates (Canadian Prairies) link: grasshoppers for young students App 5.1. Grassland ecology: insects and their roles in food webs Grasshopper species to watch for in 2004-2005, on ...
http://people.uleth.ca/%7edan.johnson/htm/dj_gh_guide.htm
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
Anura Hylidae Hyla versicolor Basic Facts Size: 3.2-5.1 cm Description: These treefrogs can change their colouration from gray to brown or green in minutes. The body is covered with brown blotches ...
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/amphibians/taxa/species/hyla_versicolor.html
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos Threatened The grizzly bear has the reputation of being the most ferocious and dangerous mammal in North America. Grizzlies vary widely in body shape, colour and in the ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/grizzly.htm
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/plethodontidae/spring/account.htm
Hairy-Tailed Mole
Hairy-Tailed Mole Parascalops breweri This animal is about 150 mm long with a short tail covered with stiff, black hair. It is found in southwestern New Brunswick, through southern Quebec and ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/mole.htm
Hinterland Who's Who
http://www.hww.ca/
Hinterland Who's Who: North American Bison
Home Order Online Video and Sound Clips Library Glossary Site Map Fran?s Mammal Fact Sheets: North American Bison The North American bison is the largest land animal in North America. Print ...
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?pid=1&id=97&cid=8
Jumping Spiders of Canada (Araneae: Salticidae)
Arachnid Data • Nearctic Spider Database • Newsletters • Members • Resources • Forum Home Search: Register • Log in Jumping Spiders of Canada Christopher M. Buddle* ...
http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/salticidae/salticidae.htm
Last Ice-Age, The
The Last Ice-Age There have been several ice ages in the history of the Earth. What is commonly called the ice age is actually the most recent (Quaternary) which began about two million years ago, ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/iceage.htm
Leatherback Turtle
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Endangered The largest living turtle, the leatherback can reach a total length of 2.1 m with a weight of 365 kg. Unlike other turtles, the leatherback has ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/leathert.htm
Nature.ca: Jaguar
Jaguar Panthera onca Endangered The Jaguar is the largest cat native to the Western Hemisphere. Ranging from central Patagonia in South America, it has, on occasion, been found as far north as the ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/jag.htm
Nocturnal Foraging by Western Grebes
Biologist, James Clowater's research discovers that Western Grebes are nocturnal foragers while on the wintering grounds in marine waters of British Columbia.
http://webs.ii.ca/clowater/
Pacific Treefrog (Hyla regilla)
Anura Hylidae Hyla regilla Basic Facts Size: 0-5 cm Description: This frog has enlarged terminal disks or toe-pads. The ground colour of these frogs is variable. Green or shades of brown are most ...
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/amphibians/taxa/species/hyla_regilla.html
Plethodon cinereus (Eastern Red-backed Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/plethodontidae/eastern/account.htm
Plethodon vehiculum (Western Red-backed Salamander)
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/amphibians/amphib/accounts/plethodontidae/western/account.htm
Polar Bear
Polar Bear Ursus maritimus One of the earth?s largest and most powerful carnivores, the polar bear is found in all the world?s arctic seas and coastal lines. In appearance, it differs from other ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/polbear.htm
Python
Royal Python Python regius Although it occurs in Africa, this python is often seen in the pet trade in other countries. It is known in North America as the ball python because it will roll into a ...
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/python.htm
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