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16 Cards in this Set
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Class and order of frogs |
Class: Amphibia Order: Anura |
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Family: Bufonidae |
True Toads |
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Anaxyrus americanus |
American toad -Family Bufonidae -terrestrial, forest environments -lay strings of eggs -egg and tadpole very quick |
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Anaxyrus fowleri -Family Bufonidae |
Fowler toads |
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Family: Hylidae |
Tree frogs |
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Pseudacris maculata |
Boreal chorus frog -Family Hylidae |
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Pseudacris crucifer |
Spring peeper -Family Hylidae |
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Hyla versicolor |
Gray treefrog -Family Hylidae |
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Pseudacris triseriata |
Western chorus frog -Family Hylidae |
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Family: Ranidae |
Typical Frogs |
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Lithobates catesbeianus |
American bullfrog -Family Ranidae -2 years for tadpoles to metamorphize |
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Lithobates clamitans |
Green FROG -Family Ranidae -2 years for tadpoles to metamorphize -can vary in color, can even be blue -horizontal stripes on legs when folded |
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Lithobates septentrionalis |
Mink frog -Family Ranidae -musky smell -blotchy hind legs |
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Lithobates sylvatic |
Wood frog -Family Ranidae -early spring breeder -quick tadpoles development -breeding chorus -forest areas and temp pools |
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Lithobates palustris |
Pickeral frog -Family Ranidae -squarish spots in 2 rows down back -yellow behind hind limbs |
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Lithobates pipiens |
Northern leopard frog -Family Ranidae -spots irregularly down back |
