Amphibians Samara area: the unique world

In the Samara region today lives are not so many species of amphibians.There are three main groups of habitats: drive, forest and open.

Amphibians Samara Region: To list

open habitats gravitate:

  1. ordinary frog.
  2. Green Toad.

to forest:

  1. frog moor.
  2. copperhead.
  3. anguis.
  4. Lizard viviparous.
  5. Toad gray.
  6. frog grass.

to the drive:

  1. frog pond.
  2. crested newt.
  3. Frog lake.
  4. Triton ordinary.
  5. krasnobryuhaya fire-bellied toads.

At the moment, some amphibians the Samara region on the verge of extinction.A common view is considered an ordinary frog, green frog, frog moor and lake.

Toad gray

These amphibians Samara region, which is represented by a photo above, are the largest in all of Europe and beyond.The creature has a wide squat body.On the legs from toad can see the short fingers.Her eyes are orange, with horizontal black pupils.But skin color this amphibian varies depending not only on age and gender, but also on the season.There are following colors: terracotta, sand, olive, gray, dark brown.

These amphibians Samara region are bumpy and dry skin with a small amount of iron.This allows them to retain moisture and remove large distances from bodies of water.

In male body length is about 9 centimeters, while the females - 13.

Bombina krasnobryuhaya

These amphibians Samara region, which affect the beauty of the photo are the most vulnerable species and are tailless kind of fire-bellied toads of the family bombinovyh.Adults have an average body length of 3.5 - 6 centimeters.His head Bombina krasnobryuhoy rounded shape and small.Iris - bronze.The size of the eyes are large, with irises heart-shaped or triangular.Belly in these amphibians, smooth, orange.About cloaca small warts.On the back of the skin with sharp and high bumps.On their tops are no spikes.

frog pond

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

Back at the pond frog can have several variants of color: brown or brown, grass and bright green.Often there are extraordinary combination of these colors with green and brown mosaic background.In the mating season the sides have a yellowish color.At this time, the back of males can be fully painted in canary yellow.That's not all features.Frog Pond on the back has a longitudinal light strip.However, there are instances without stripes and spots.The belly is usually milky white.In this zone, as well as at the throat can be seen fine spots.

crested newt

These amphibians Samara Region have rather large body.Its length can be up to 13.6 centimeters.This is the largest newts of those that live on the territory of Russia.The skin of being coarse and rough on his back and on his stomach - smooth.His head is flattened newt, and stocky trunk and massive.Comb amphibians gear and runs from the base of the tail to eye level.

Males usually rounded snout.Cloaca their dark and convex and the tail can be seen longitudinal blue-white line.The females have no crest triton.Along the back of them lies a thin yellow line.Cloaca reddish and flattened.

In conclusion

Amphibians Samara region - is the whole world.Many animals living in the area may disappear forever.In the Samara region is currently home to 11 species of amphibians.It is worth noting that these creatures belong to a primitive terrestrial vertebrates.To save some species, should follow a few basic requirements: to ensure the safety of all the migration routes of amphibians, habitat and, of course, the conditions for their reproduction.The only way to increase the number of endangered species.Fatal to amphibians Samara region is a bit water pollution and industrial waste.