Michigan Amphibians Flashcards by Cameron Trinh

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Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)

X back

Dark eye line

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Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae

Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)

White line upper lip

Dark eye line

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Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae

Gray tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)

Warty skin

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Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae

Cope’s Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)

NO SPECIMEN

Warty skin

Contrast to Hyla versicolor: smaller # chroms & shorter, lower-pitched trill

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Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae

Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)

Snout pointy

Warty skin

Dark triangle on head

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Order: Anura; Family: Bufonidae

American Toad (Bufo americanus)

Stocky

Warty skin

Dark spots on back

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Order: Anura; Family: Bufonidae

Fowler’s Toad (Bufo woodhousii)

Stocky

Skin warty

Irregular dark spots containing +3 warts

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Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae

Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipens)

Dorsolateral folds

Light boarder around spots

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Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae

Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)

Square spots

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Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvatica)

Dorsolateral folds

White lip

Black mask

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Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae

Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis)

NO SPECIMEN

Irregular blotches

Pale green lip

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Order: Caudata; Family: Salamandridae

Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Black-boardered spots

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Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae

Blue-Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)

Black + blue spots

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Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Yellow spots

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Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae

Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)

Black + white banding

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Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae

Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)

Irregular grey flecks

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Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)

Large

Tan blotches

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Order: Caudata; Family: Plethodontidae

Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)

4-toes

White belly

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Order: Caudata; Family: Plethodontidae

Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

Red-back vs. lead-back

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Order: Caudata; Family: Proteidae

Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)

External gills

Fore/hind feet

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Order: Caudata; Family: Sirenidae

Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)

External gills

Fore legs; no hind legs