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Herp Update: Mink Frogs

Posted on July 12, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, updates

Current Activity Mink Frogs Mink Frogs should be calling now and for the next few weeks. They are a Canadian species whose range extends into Northeastern VT, from Randolph and Braintree to Canaan. Check out our map of Vermont reports…

Tagged with: amphibians, data gaps, frogs

Herp Update: Vermont Edition, Data Gaps Filled, Four-toed Salamanders

Posted on April 13, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates

Vermont Edition, VPR this Wednesday Herpers, for many years, I have been a guest on Vermont Public Radio’s (VPR) Vermont Edition for a spring herpetology program. This started when Jane Lindholm was host and now continues with Mikaela Lefrak. This…

Tagged with: data gaps, frogs, migration, salamanders, snakes, spotted salamander

Herp Update: Jefferson & Blue-spotted Salamanders, Spring Amphibian Migration, and Missing Reports

Posted on April 2, 2026 by

Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, education, road search

Jefferson and Blue-spotted Salamanders Morgan LaChance took the photo below of what we are calling a female Jefferson Group Salamander on March 26 in Huntington. Since Jefferson Salamanders hybridized in the past with Blue-spotted Salamanders, it is sometimes difficult to…

Tagged with: egg mass, frogs, Lake Champlain Basin, migration, road search, salamanders

Herp Update: Turtle Reports, Frogs Metamorphosing, Frogs Calling – July 9, 2025

Posted on July 9, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity The reports of nesting turtles have almost completely ended but people are still reporting turtles seen in, or basking near, water. In the last week we have received photos of Vermont Wood Turtles, Spiny Softshells, Northern Map…

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Herp Update: Turtles, Gray Treefrogs, Mink Frogs, Survey Work – June 17, 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity Over the last couple weeks, we have received a flood of reports of turtles of almost every Vermont species on land, digging nests, and laying eggs. I suspect a statewide mailing from VT Fish & Wildlife encouraging…

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Herp Update: Salamanders, Turtles, Gray Treefrogs – May 23, 2025

Posted on May 23, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, turtles, updates

A small turtle with a red belly is held between two fingers

Recent Herp Activity With the recent cold and rainy weather we have concentrated our field surveys on our three saturated-soil salamanders (Spring, N. Dusky, and N. Two-lined in headwater streams and seepages, and Spotted Salamanders in ponds and vernal pools.…

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Herp Update: Herp Activity, Saturated-soil Searches, Gray Treefrogs – November 21, 2024

Posted on November 21, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, migration, salamander, updates

A gray and green frog holds onto a brown branch with green leaves around.

Herp Activity Likely Tonight The forecast looks perfect for some fall amphibian migration tonight after dark. I hope some of you can get out and report what you find. I predict primarily Blue-spotted Salamanders, Eastern Red-backed Salamanders, Four-toed Salamanders, and…

Tagged with: amphibians, fall, frogs, migration

Herp Update: Snapping Turtles emerging, Unusual Colorations, Snakes Migrating – September 11, 2024

Posted on September 11, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, snakes, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity Snapping Turtles are hatching We have received a number of reports recently from landowners who have young Snapping Turtles emerging from underground nests in their lawns and gardens. The photo of the fourteen baby snappers below was…

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Herp Update: Current Herp Activity – August 2, 2023

Posted on August 2, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, snakes, updates

Current Herp Activity Snakes We monitor the populations of snakes at a site in Lincoln that is part of the Colby Hill Ecological Project. At this site we have put out a series of 45 slate sandwiches with wooden spacers…

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Herp Update: Map turtle mystery; fall frog calls; bullfrog gape — September 2, 2022

Posted on September 2, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, turtles, updates

Herpers, it has been too long since I sent out an update. Here in the office we have been really busy keeping up with the records that are being sent in by others (~375 during July and August) and those…