Amphibian ID Flashcards
vertical pupils
black sickle-shaped structure on hind feet
lyre-shaped marking on back
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Pelobat idae
large knobs on cranial crests
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Bufon idae
1-2 warts per dark spot
large warts on hind legs
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Bufon idae
3-4 warts per dark spot
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Bufon idae
stripe from tip of snout all the way back
large dark spots on back
Oak Toad
Anaxyrus quercicus
Bufon idae
with or w/out stripe
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Hyl idae
large/round/flat body
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Hyl idae
white under eye
yellow wash on hind legs
Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Hyl idae
x-shaped mark on back
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Hyl idae
bold eye stripe
dark spots on sides
Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata
Hyl idae
dark stripe on side of face
spots/stripes on back variable
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Hyl idae
very tiny
Little Grass Frog
Pseudacris ocularis
Hyl idae
dark triangle between eyes
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Hyl idae
small head / big body
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Microhyl idae
dorsolateral fold extends the length of the body
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Ran idae
paired square blotches on back
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Ran idae
white spot in tympanum
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephala
Ran idae
large body
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeiana
Ran idae
Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Cryptobranch idae
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Ambystomat idae
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Ambystomat idae
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Ambystomat idae
Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
Plethodont idae
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Plethodont idae
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Plethodont idae
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Plethodont idae
Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus
Plethodont idae
Red-spotted Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Salamandr idae
