anurans Flashcards
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Gastrophryne from Microhylidae
- tympanum absent
- prominent skin fold across head behind eyes
- small head
- horizontal pupil
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Hyla femoralis from hylidae
- smaller than a pen cap
- light brown, darker brown blotches
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Hyla versicolor from Hylidae
same as chrysoscelis**
- light spot below eye
- dark blotches on back
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Ollotis alvaria from Bufonidae
- 1-3 greatly enlarged dorsal glands
- paratoid glands elongate
- no deep valley between cranial crest
- paratoid gland not as long as head and if large not tapering posteriorly
- fat hands/fingers
- tibial warts
- small white warts at tip of mouth
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Rana boylii from Ranidae
- larger 4th toe than others
- brown with darker brown tiny spots
- small tympanum
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Rhinella marina from Bufonidae
- paratoid glands as long as head
- large prominent cranial crest (>60mm)
- brown in life
- fat fingers/hands like Ollotis alvaria with longer paratoid glands
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Spea hammondii from Scaphiopodidae
- short rounded spade on hind foot
- no boss
- short spade wide as long
- from CA.
- dorsum green or gray
- Tadpole has transparent tail
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Lithobates virgatipes from Ranidae
- two golden brown lateral strips
- Found on the Eastern Seaboard
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Smilisca fodiens from Hylidae
- distinct ridge across back of head
- bilobed vocal sac
- skin fused to skull
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Anaxyrus terrestris from Bufonidae
- paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
- parietal cranial crests form a conspicuous knob behind eyes
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Lithobates pipiens from Ranidae
- very distinct leapord spots
- dorsolateral folds present
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Rana aurora from Ranidae
- dorsolateral fold present
- brown, light underneath
- black stripe on dorsolateral fold
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Ollotis nebulifer from Bufonidae
- paratoid gland not as long as head and if large not tapering posteriorly
- paratoid gland triangular
- deep valley between cranial crests
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Anaxyrus canorus from Bufonidae
- paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
- flat paratoid gland wide and close together
- interparatoid distance = width of paratoid gland
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Xenopus from pipidae
- fully aquatic
- inner 3 toes with cornified tips (claws)
- toes fully webbed
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Scaphiopus couchii from Scaphiopodidae
- sickle shaped spade on hind foot
- pectorial glands absent
- fingers webbed
- dark edge of spade no more than twice as long as wide
- no boss
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Hyla cinerea from Hylidae
- light sttips on body (probably can’t see in specimen)
- legs lighter than body
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Osteopilus septentrionalis from Hylidae
- large toe discs
- boss present
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Anaxyrus woodhousii from Bufonidae
- paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
- paratoid gland oval
- usually in contact with cranial crest
- cranial crest distinct
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Anaxyrus debilis from Bufonidae
- paratoid glands as long as head
- small, low cranial crest (<60mm)
- green in life
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Anaxyrus quercicus from Bufonidae
- paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
- small <35mm
- large paratoid glands as long as head
- conspicuous light midline
- any distinct vertical stripe
I don’t know about this one?? you put that the glands were as long as the head and that they weren’t?? We didn’t look at this one in class, so I don’t have any notes…Jen
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Scaphiopus hurterii from Scaphiopodidae
- sickle shaped spade on hind foot
- pectoral glands present
- raised boss between or behind eyes
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ascaphus truei from Leiopelmatidae
- tympanum absent
- pupil vertical
- head not disproportianetly small
- everted cloaca (tail)
- no prominent skin fold across head behind eyes
- outer most toe thicker than others
- tad pole suction cup mouth
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Spea multiplicata from Scaphiopodidae
- short rounded spade on hind foot
- dorsum brownish
- spade longer than wide
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**_Pseudacris cavaderina_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Lithobates palustrus_** from **Ranidae**
* square spots
Found East of the Great Plains
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**_Rhinophrynus dorsalis_** from **Rhinophryinidae**
* pupil vertical
* cone shaped nose
* tongue free in front
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**_Scaphiopus holbrookii_** from **Scaphiopodidae**
* sickle shaped spade on hind foot
* pectoral glands present
* no boss between eyes
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**_Spea bombifrons_** from **Scaphiopodidae**
* short rounded spade on hind foot
* interorbital boss present (high and bony) extended forward of the eyes
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**_Hyla wrightorum_** from **Hylidae**
* line through eye, over pectoral glands, and goes down behind shoulder/arm
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**_Anaxyrus cognatus_** from **Bufonidae**
* paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
* boss at anterior border of eyes
* paratoid glands strongly divergent
* dark dorsal markings with light outlines
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**_Anaxyrus microscaphus_** from **Bufonidae**
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**_Hyla chrysoscelis_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Lithobates areo_****_latus_** from **Ranidae**
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**_Acris_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Anaxyrus punctatus_** from **Bufonidae**
* paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
* paratoid gland round (or transversly oval)
* no cranial crest
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**_Pseudacris regilla_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Hyla gratiosa_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Smilisca baudinii_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Hyla squirella_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Anaxyrus americanus_** from **bufonidae**
* paratoid glands not as long as head; if large not tapering posteriorly
* paratoid glands reniform and nearly always separated from cranial crests
* no boss
* dark dorsal spots encircle 1-3 warts
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**_Pipa Pipa_** from **pipidae**
* fully aquatic
* inner 3 toes with cornified tips (claws)
* toes fully webbed
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**_Anaxyrus boreas_** from **Bufonidae**
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**_Anaxyrus speciosus_** from **Bufonidae**
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**_Hyla arenicolor_** from **Hylidae**
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**_Lithobates catesbeianus_** from **Ranidae**
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All Eastern Pseudacris
They are all Chorus frogs or Peepers
