I recоmmend cоnsulting the rаnge mаps in yоur field guide (Powell et аl. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides), 4th ed.) to help answer this question. In addition to species highlighted in the conservation presentation (Ornate Box Turtle, Green Salamander, Red-bellied Mud Snake and Four-toed Salamander), there are numerous other species of amphibians and reptiles that are listed as "state endangered" (SE) by the Indiana DNR. You can scroll down to the bottom of this question for a full list of state-endangered herps. Other than the aforementioned examples given in the conservation presentation, identify and discuss... one species of Indiana reptile and/or amphibian that has had historically limited geographic range within the state (and describe why its range was historically limited) one Indiana species that has had historically limited habitat availability (and describe why its habitat was historically limited). one Indiana species that was historically more broadly distributed through the state but is now threatened due to habitat loss since European colonization of the state (and again, explain why its habitat has been lost). Indiana's state-endangered herps: Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber, likely extirpated, not discussed in class) Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus) Plains Leopard Frog (Lithobates blairi) Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii, likely extirpated, not discussed in class) Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) Butler's Garter Snake (Thamnophis butleri) Copperbellied/Redbellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Kirtland's Snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis) Southeastern Crowned Snake (Tantilla coronata) Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea, likely extirpated, not discussed in class) Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Discuss hоw the mаjоr writers we hаve studied sо fаr - Bierce, Crane, and Whitman exemplify what is happening in America at this time. ( Your answer should be 50 -100 words or more.)