Amphibian ID Flashcards by Melissa chernick

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vertical pupils

black sickle-shaped structure on hind feet

lyre-shaped marking on back

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Eastern Spadefoot

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Pelobat idae

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large knobs on cranial crests

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Southern Toad

Anaxyrus terrestris

Bufon idae

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1-2 warts per dark spot

large warts on hind legs

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American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Bufon idae

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3-4 warts per dark spot

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Fowler’s Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

Bufon idae

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stripe from tip of snout all the way back

large dark spots on back

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Oak Toad

Anaxyrus quercicus

Bufon idae

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with or w/out stripe

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Green Treefrog

Hyla cinerea

Hyl idae

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large/round/flat body

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Barking Treefrog

Hyla gratiosa

Hyl idae

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white under eye

yellow wash on hind legs

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Gray Treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

Hyl idae

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x-shaped mark on back

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Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

Hyl idae

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bold eye stripe

dark spots on sides

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Ornate Chorus Frog

Pseudacris ornata

Hyl idae

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dark stripe on side of face

spots/stripes on back variable

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Upland Chorus Frog

Pseudacris feriarum

Hyl idae

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very tiny

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Little Grass Frog

Pseudacris ocularis

Hyl idae

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dark triangle between eyes

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Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

Hyl idae

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small head / big body

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Eastern Narrowmouth Toad

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Microhyl idae

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dorsolateral fold extends the length of the body

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Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Ran idae

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paired square blotches on back

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Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Ran idae

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white spot in tympanum

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Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephala

Ran idae

Q

large body

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Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeiana

Ran idae

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Hellbender

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Cryptobranch idae

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Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

Ambystomat idae

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Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma opacum

Ambystomat idae

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Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum

Ambystomat idae

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Slimy Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus

Plethodont idae

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Southern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea cirrigera

Plethodont idae

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Three-lined Salamander

Eurycea guttolineata

Plethodont idae

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Red Salamander

Pseudotriton ruber

Plethodont idae

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Northern Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus fuscus

Plethodont idae

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Red-spotted Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Salamandr idae