Amphibians Flashcards
American Toad
has warts. solid in color, may be patterned. It has a light white to yellow belly that usually has black or gray spots on it. It has dark round spots on its back
Green Frog
green, greenish brown, brownish, yellowish green, and olive, with some being blue.brighter in front with small, random black spots. Their legs have dark bands across them and their skin is yellowish or white below the bands.
Blue-spotted Salamander
gray to blue-black with blue spots on its sides, tail and legs. Its belly is lighter than its back. It has four toes on its front feet and five toes on its rear feet.
mink frog
blotchy green and brown with a pale underside
bullfrog
green, olive-green, brown or grey in color. Its skin is bumpy and covered with dark blotches or spots
mud puppy
bushy, red external gills,flat heads, wide tails, stubby legs, and feet with four toes. Their bodies are gray or brownish-gray with blue-black spots.
Canadian Toad
brown to grey-green or reddish with reddish warts surrounded by black spots. There is a light line down the center of back, belly is pale with grey spots. distinguished by cranial crests to form a hump between the eyes.
Northern Cricket Frog
small warty, hind legs make a V shape when sitting
Northern Leopard Frog
green to brown in dorsal color, with large, dark, circular spots on its back, sides, and legs
Eastern Newt
distinct spots on back. red to grey in color. looks like toy lizard
Pickerel Frog
whitish squares on back. black to brown color
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
red back. salamander. read the name
Spotted Salamander
2 rows of yellow spots on back. bluish black on top and gray on the bottom
Four-toed Salamander
rusty brown color or gray-brown color with grayish sides, often speckled with black and bluish spots
Spring Peeper
tan or brown in color with dark lines that form a X on their back
