1. THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY Some interesting add-ons to a water garden

2. ASSUMPTIONS Harmless to fish –Predation –Disease transmission Attractive Interesting or useful

3. AMPHIBIANS FROGS, TOADS, SALAMANDERS Leopard frog –Vocal early spring or after large rain events –Good bugger –Likes tall grasses –Mowers & string trimmers not good

4. CRICKET FROG Will stay once collected Active all months Vocal late winter – early winter

5. BULLFROG NOT a good idea WILL eat small fish Vocal late spring through summer

6. GRAY TREE FROG Ubiquitous, but seldom seen Upright vegetation or structures Vocal mid-spring to early summer

7. FOWLER’S & AMERICAN TOADS Very common Vocal early spring and after large rain events Very fond of June bugs & Japanese beetles Maintain clay flower pots or sandstone slabs

8. APPLE SNAILS EXOTIC SPECIES Interesting May be a problem

9. YELLOW BELLIED WATER SNAKE No, Thanks. –Predation –Disease –Cardiovascular events

10. RED EARED SLIDER Ubiquitous Largely vegetarian Become very tame Live decades Need sunning area and vertical walls May be disease vector

11. RIVER COOTER Common Same attributes as sliders