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Sub-adult newly emerged Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) from its natal wetland. This location in the Catskills of New York State has pure Jefferson’s in a breeding population. Not unisexual hybrids.

Mosquito fern (Azolla cristata) in the mid-Hudson Valley region of New York State. Although not listed as protected or rare in the state, sightings of it are somewhat uncommon throughout the region. Azolla is within the the Salviniaceae family and they are aquatic ferns.