amphibian scientific names dupe

Question 1

Oak Toad

Answer 1

Anaxyrus quercicus, orange on toes

Question 2

Southern Toad

Answer 2

Anaxyrus terrestris, L shaped cranial crests

Question 3

Cane Toad

Answer 3

Rhinella marina, cranial crests around eyes, paratoid glands to the side moreso

Question 4

Southern Cricket Frog

Answer 4

Acris gryllus, triangle on head

Question 5

Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Answer 5

Hyla chrysoscelis, white tear under eye

Question 6

Green Treefrog

Answer 6

Hyla cinerea, distinct white line and flecking

Question 7

Pine Woods Treefrog

Answer 7

Hyla femoralis, yellow spots on femurs

Question 8

Barking Treefrog

Answer 8

Hyla gratiosa, circles on back

Question 9

Squirrel Treefrog

Answer 9

Hyla squirella, line not always present, flecking absent

Question 10

Cuban Treefrog

Answer 10

Osteopilus septentrionalis, skin fused to skull

Question 11

Spring Peeper

Answer 11

Pseudacris crucifer, x on back

Question 12

Southern Chorus Frog

Answer 12

Pseudacris nigrita, dark spots with a white lip

Question 13

Ornate Chorus Frog

Answer 13

Pseudacris ornata, outlined stripe. black, white, and green coloration

Question 14

Little Grass Frog

Answer 14

Pseudacris ocularis, little black mask, smallest terrestrial vertebrate

Question 15

Greenhouse Frog

Answer 15

Eleutherodactylus planirostris, backwards triangle/Y shape on back

Question 16

Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad

Answer 16

Gastrophryne carolinensis, tiny mouth, “furrowed brow” on head

Question 17

Eastern Spadefoot

Answer 17

Scaphiopus holbrookii, black spade on rear feet for burrowing

Question 18

Gopher Frog

Answer 18

Rana capito, huge head, black and gray mottling

Question 19

American Bullfrog

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Rana catesbeiana, no dorso fold, webbing does not reach all the way to end of longest toe

Question 20

Bronze Frog

Answer 20

Rana clamitans, dorsolateral fold same color as body

Question 21

Pig Frog

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Rana grylio, grill marks on legs, no dorso fold, webbing reaches all the way to end of longest toe

Question 22

River Frog

Answer 22

Rana heckscheri, white spots on underside

Question 23

Southern Leopard Frog

Answer 23

Rana sphenocephala, leopard spot pattern and dorsolateral fold

Question 24

Frosted Flatwoods Salamander

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Ambystoma cingulatum, black with reticulated gray marks

Question 25

Marbled Salamander

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Ambystoma opacum, black with white spots

Question 26

Mole Salamander

Answer 26

Ambystoma talpoideum, black with big head

Question 27

Tiger Salamander

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Ambystoma tigrinum, big head with tiger-like spots

Question 28

Two-toed Amphiuma

Answer 28

Amphiuma means, two toes four limbs no external gills

Question 29

One-toed Amphiuma

Answer 29

Amphiuma pholeter, one toe four limbs no external gills

Question 30

Apalachicola Dusky Salamander

Answer 30

Desmognathus apalachicolae, "grandma's couch" pattern

Question 31

Southern Dusky Salamander

Answer 31

Desmognathus auriculatus, less patterning, light line from eye to jaw and larger rear legs

Question 32

Southern Two-Lined Salamander

Answer 32

Eurycea cirrigera, 2 lines down body

Question 33

Three-Lined Salamander

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Eurycea guttolineata, three lines down back

Question 34

Dwarf Salamander

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Eurycea quadridigitata, four toes on back feet

Question 35

Southeastern Slimy Salamander

Answer 35

Plethodon grobmani, black with white spots and flecking

Question 36

Mud Salamander

Answer 36

Pseudotriton montanus, brown irises

Question 37

Red Salamander

Answer 37

Pseudotriton ruber, gold irises

Question 38

Gulf Coast Waterdog

Answer 38

Necturus beyeri, 4 limbs and external gills

Question 39

Striped Newt

Answer 39

Notophthalmus perstriatus, no costal grooves and striped

Question 40

Eastern Newt

Answer 40

Notophthalmus viridescens, no costal grooves, spotted

Question 41

Lesser Siren

Answer 41

Siren intermedia, smaller, external gills and 2 legs

Question 42

Greater Siren

Answer 42

Siren lacertina, large, dark color, external gills and 2 legs

Question 43

Southern Dwarf Siren

Answer 43

Pseudobranchus axanthus, external gills and 2 legs

Question 44

Rio Cauca Caecilian

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Typhlonectes natans, reduced eyes, annuli

Question 45

Rough-Skinned Newt

Answer 45

Tarecha granulosa, bicolored and very bumpy

Question 46

Fire Salamander

Answer 46

Salamandra salamandra, black with orange spots