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Frogs Flashcards

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Ascaphus truei

A 
Ascaphidae 
NW CA
Rough, rock colored skin
Broad outermost toe
"Tail"
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Xenopus laevis

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Pipidae
SW CA- introduced
Black claws
Lateral lines

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Spea hammondii

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Scaphiopodidae
Coastal and Central CA
wedge spade
crest- no boss

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Spea intermontana

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Scaphiopodidae
NE CA
wedge space
crest- boss

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Scaphiopus couchii

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Scaphiopodidae
SE CA
sickle shaped spade

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Pseudacris regilla

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Hylidae
All over except SE CA
eye stripe

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Pseudacris cadaverina

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Hylidae
So cal
faint eyestripe

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Bufo alvarius

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Bufonidae
SE
large adult
whitish corner of mouth

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Bufo punctatus

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Bufonidae
SE
red spots surrounded by black outline, no stripe

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Bufo canorus

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Bufonidae
Sierra Nevada
hairline dorsal stripe
flattened parotoid glands
Sexually dimorphic
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Bufo exsul

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Bufonidae
Sierra Nevada
white dorsal stripe
black color, marbled stomach

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Bufo boreas

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Bufonidae
All over not SE
white dorsal stripe, lack of crest

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Bufo californicus

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Bufonidae
SW
short snout, light stripe on head and eyelid
weak crest, no crest

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Bufo cognatus

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Bufonidae
SE 
pale bordered dark blotches
crest- boss
sometimes stripe
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Bufo woodhousii

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Bufonidae
SE
elongated parotoid glands, crest stays separated
white dorsal stripe

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Rana aurora

A 
Ranidae
Northern red-legged frog
NW coast
Dark mask, pale stripe on upper jaw
Red venter and legs
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Rana draytonii

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Ranidae
California Red-legged frog
NW coast, into N Sierras

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Rana pretiosa

A

Ranidae
Oregon spotted frog
Isolated localities NE
less molting on sides, rough skin, complete webbing

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Rana cascadae

A 
Ranidae
Cascades frog
Northern CA
dorsolateral folds
orange-yellow on sides and venter
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Rana boylii

A 
Ranidae
Foothill yellow legged frog
Foothills onf coastal and Sierras
paler folds
triangular patch on snouth
granular skin
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Rana muscosa

A 
Ranidae
Mountain yellow legged frog
Sierras
smooth skin
dorsolateral folds
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Rana sierrae

A

Ranidae
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frog
Sierra Nevada
Muscosa

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Rana catesbeiana

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Ranidae
Bullfrog
widespread- introduced
Large, no dorsolateral folds

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Rana pipiens

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Ranidae
Northern leopard frog
Widespread, isolated populations in CA- introduced
light line on upper jaw, numerous well-defined oval or round dark spots outlined in parl color or white on its sides

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Rana sphenocephala

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Ranidae
Southern leopard frog
Introduced
light spot on tympanum

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Rana berlandieri

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Ranidae
Rio Grande leopard frog
SE- introduced
broken dorsolateral folds, lighter dorsal spots, less clearly edged with color

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Rana yayapaiensis

A 
Ranidae
historically in SE but now extirpated
shorter limbs than R. pippins
more rounded head
dorsolateral folds broken into short segments

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