Michigan Amphibians Flashcards

Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
X back
Dark eye line

Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae
Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
White line upper lip
Dark eye line

Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae
Gray tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)
Warty skin

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

Order: Anura; Family: Hylidae
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Snout pointy
Warty skin
Dark triangle on head

Order: Anura; Family: Bufonidae
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Stocky
Warty skin
Dark spots on back

Order: Anura; Family: Bufonidae
Fowler’s Toad (Bufo woodhousii)
Stocky
Skin warty
Irregular dark spots containing +3 warts

Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae
Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipens)
Dorsolateral folds
Light boarder around spots

Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Square spots

Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvatica)
Dorsolateral folds
White lip
Black mask

Order: Anura; Family: Ranidae
Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis)
NO SPECIMEN
Irregular blotches
Pale green lip

Order: Caudata; Family: Salamandridae
Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Black-boardered spots

Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae
Blue-Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)
Black + blue spots

Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Yellow spots

Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Black + white banding

Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
Irregular grey flecks

Order: Caudata; Family: Ambystomidae
Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Large
Tan blotches

Order: Caudata; Family: Plethodontidae
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
4-toes
White belly

Order: Caudata; Family: Plethodontidae
Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Red-back vs. lead-back

Order: Caudata; Family: Proteidae
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
External gills
Fore/hind feet

Order: Caudata; Family: Sirenidae
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
External gills
Fore legs; no hind legs