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Large (1ft)– legs are very short (legs cant touch each other)
Always has gills |
Cope's Giant Salamander
(Dicamptodon copei) |
O: Caudata
F: Dicamtodonidae |
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Large (1ft) – legs are longer (legs can touch each other)
Sometimes has gills, and develops skin patterns |
Pacific Giant Salamander
(Dicamptodon tenebrosus) |
O: Caudata
F: Dicamtodonidae |
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*Short snout and large eyes
honey red/brown color tends to have small black spots on the back (no dorsal stripe) |
Cascade Torrent Salamander
(Rhyacotriton cascadae) |
O: Caudata
F: Dicamtodonidae |
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*Short snout and large eyes
honey red/brown color tends to have small black spots on the back (no dorsal stripe) |
Rough-skinned Newt
(Taricha granulosa) |
O: Caudata
F: Salamandridae |
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Almost 1 ft
Has a bit of an overbite Larger head Unique color pattern (spots yellow on black) |
Tiger Salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum) |
O: Caudata
F: Ambystomidae |
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Parotid gland (raised lump around the eye, top of tail and lighter color) – exudes poison
Distinct costal grooves (looks like ribs) |
Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
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O: Caudata
F: Ambystomidae |
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look at hind leg toes- 4th digit is extremely long
yellow along the back (dorsal stripe) jagged and broken dorsal stripe (seldom reaches top of leg) |
Long-toed Salamander
(Ambystoma macrodactylum) |
O: Caudata
F: Ambystomidae |
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Dull brown with metallic looking spots (on back)
Toes are fairly long with blunt/squared tips Top of toe fatter than base of toe |
Clouded Salamander
(Aneides ferreus) |
O: Caudata
F: Plethodontidae |
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Super long skinny
Very tiny legs and toes (4 hind toes) Juvenile form has blue spots |
Oregon Slender Salamander
(Batrachoceps wrighti) |
O: Caudata
F: Plethodontidae |
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Base of tail is narrow (very conical)
narrowing has to do with fat storage base of leg is bright orange orange toward tip of tail |
Ensatina
(Ensatina eschscholtzii) |
O: Caudata
F: Plethodontidae |
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Yellow dorsal stripe (smooth edges)
Dark underside *Short 5th toe *Dorsal stripe doesn’t reach the tip of the tail |
Dunn’s Salamander
(Plethodon dunni) |
O: Caudata
F: Plethodontidae |
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Red back that reaches tip of tail
Dorsal stripe tends to have a black line through it Short 5th toe |
Larch Mountain Salamander
(Plethodon larselli) |
O: Caudata
F: Plethodontidae |
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Red on tops of legs and dorsal stripe reaches tail
No black stripe down center Large 5th digit |
Red-backed Salamander
(Plethodon vehiculum) |
O: Caudata
F: Plethodontidae |
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Only males have it (internal fertilization) used to help deliver semen
5th digit is very webbed, rough toad-like skin Lighter triangle of skin between eyes and nose |
Coastal Tailed Frog
(Ascaphus truei) Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) |
O: Anura
F: Ascaphidae |
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Lack of a light stripe on dorsal surface
Intraocular raised lump (between eyes) Raised nostrils (pig-shaped) Lumps on back tend to have red center Minimal paratoid gland |
Great Basin Spadefoot
(Scaphiopus intermontanus) |
O: Anura
F: Pelobatidae |
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Raised paratoid gland
Dorsal stripe Raised lumps |
Western Toad
(Bufo boreas) |
O: Anura
F: Bufonidae |
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Dorsal stripe
Long ovular shaped paratoid gland Raised ridged between eyes |
Woodhouse’s Toad
(Bufo woodhouseii) |
O: Anura
F: Bufonidae |
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Swelling at tip of toe (suction cup)
Very variable in color Very small (about an inch) Bold mask (tip of nose to top of front leg) |
Pacific Treefrog
(Pseudocris regilla) |
O: Anura
F: Hylidae |
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On the verge of extinction in CA
Red on underside of leg Weak mask and weak lip line Dorsal lateral fold (weak change in color, raised) Horizontal pupils |
Red-legged Frog
(Rana aurora) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
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Very obvious dorsal lateral fold
Spots with light center Obvious mask and lip |
Cascade Frog
(Rana cascadae) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
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Minimal mask obvious lip line
Brown, tan, olive green, or reddish above with small to large irregular black spots on the back, sides, and legs, usually with indistinct edges and light centers. The face mask is dull or absent. There is a light jaw stripe. Reddish below, on the sides, and underneath the legs. The reddish color appears to be superficially painted on the surface. The groin is faintly mottled, or unmottled and greyish. The hind legs are short. Eyes are turned slightly upward. |
Oregon Spotted Frog
(Rana pretiosa) Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
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Eye horizontal pupil gold on top grey on bottom
Dry featureless skin No lip, no mask, no dorsal lateral fold, no dorsal line |
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
(Rana boylii) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
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Large (1ft in length) eat everything
Tympanum (eardrum) |
Bullfrog
(Rana catesbeiana) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
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Has the start of ridge of tympanum but doesn’t continue
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Green Frog
(Rana clamitans) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
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Obvious dorsal lateral fold (very light in color)
Dark circle with white ring around it White lip |
Leopard Frog
(Rana pipiens) |
O: Anura
F: Ranidae |
