Flashcards
Most common toad in US & Canada. Skin color normally brownish red
American toad
2nd largest frog in MN, Large Tympanums on males
Green Frog
Most common salamander found in wood lands, blue spots
Blue-spotted Salamander
Dorsal folds (ThiQ Boi) close to the green frog
Mink Frog
No dorsal bend present, large eyes
Bullfrog
Largest salamander, red gills flare
Mudpuppy
Common western MN & Canada, dark toad
Canadian Toad
Large leopard spots, greenish brown colored
Northern Leopard Frog
Medium sized frog, yellowish, tan ish color with multiple spots even in long legs
Pickerel Frog
yellowish-brown color, flat tail
Eastern newt
tree frog family, warty frog, long limbs
Northern cricket frog
long slender body and long tails, “red backed”
eastern red-backed salamander
Back body salamander with yellow spots
spotted salamander
four toes on salamander
Four-toed Salamander
tan colored with dark lines in tree frog family
Spring Peeper
gray colored in the tree frog family
Gray Treefrog
black bodied with yellow stripes
Tiger Salamander
olive colored with dark blotches on body toad
Great Plains Toad
greenish-grey, reddish, olive, or brown in color, frogs have three dark-brown or grey stripes which extend down the entire dorsal side
Western Chorus Frog
varying shades of brown, red, green, or gray, with females tending to be more brightly colored than males, frogs have adapted to cold climates by freezing over the winter
Wood frog
