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84 Cards in this Set
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bilateral dorsal spots--2 rows
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Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma maculatum |
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ladder on back, collar
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Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma opacum |
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tiger
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Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma tigrinum |
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big, brown, tiny mouth rel. to body, 14+ costal grvs
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Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma texanum |
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really sm. forelimbs and hindlimbs, 2'
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Amphiumidae
Amphiuma tridactylum |
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jawls, 3', narrowish
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Plethodontidae
Desmognathus brimleyorum |
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long tail, dotted back
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Plethodontidae
Eurycea longicauda |
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salamander, dots in rows
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Plethodontidae
Eurycea lucifuga |
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sm, curved, worm like salamander
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Plethodontidae
Eurycea tynerensis |
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white line, dark chin, 3 species
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Plethodontidae
Plethodon glutinosus complex -Plethodon albagula -Plethodon kiamichi -Plethodon sequoyah |
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white throat line, light chin and gular region
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Plethodontidae
Plethodon ouachitae |
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big light dorsal stripe, salamander
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Plethodontidae
Plethodon serratus |
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bushy gills, tail lat'ly comprsd
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Proteidae
Necturus maculosus |
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Family Salimandridae char.s
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big paritoids, no costal grooves
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tiny polka dots, tail fin
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Salamandridae
Notophthalmus viridescens |
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2 colors, light belly
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Salamandridae
Taricha |
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ripe med. guy
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Plethodontidae
Plethodon pseudotriton |
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not ripe med. guy;
like sm. decantodon |
Plethodontidae
Plethodon gyrinophilus |
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big
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Cryptobranchidae
Cryptobranchus |
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Fam. Dicamptonidae
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fatty, brown mottled torso
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worm like, diritto, arancione
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Batrachoseps
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pinched tail base
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Ensatimidae (eschscholtzii)
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mottled big
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Dicamptodon ensatus
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rough, huge
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Cryptobranchidae
Cryptobranchus (allaganiensis) |
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fam. bufonidae
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tubercles on 2 heels, big parotids, warty
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dark, big parotids, midline
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Bufonidae
Bufo americanus (E) |
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boss, smart, big daddy
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Bufonidae
Bufo cognatus (W) |
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dark, light dots, pointed nose, smallish
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Bufonidae
Bufo punctatus (w 1/3) |
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lack of midline, big, light brown usu.
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Bufonidae
Bufo speciosus (SW) |
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paratoids connect w/cr.cr.
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Bufonidae
Bufo woodhousii (all state) |
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Fam. Hylidae
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vocal sac
no ext. toepads -Acris -Hyla -Pseudacris |
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Fam. Hylidae
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vocal sac
no ext. toepads -Acris -Hyla -Pseudacris |
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sm, sharp, cricket shaped, warty
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Hylidae
Acris crepitans |
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hidn thigh orange, trapzs splotch, light thighs-usu.
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Hylidae
Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor |
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sharp nose, small, no midline, weak looking
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Bufonidae
Bufo debilis |
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camo, wide belly, boss, smart, big daddy
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Bufonidae
Bufo cognatus |
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sai cr.cr. pattern--the most distinct
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Bufonidae
Bufo terrestris |
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most ornate cr.cr. pattern, valley
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Bufonidae
Bufo valliceps |
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smallest waist, plain back (spotted/grn/brn)
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Hylidae
Hyla squirella |
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triangle bet eyes (grn in life)
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Hylidae
Pseudacris clarkii |
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cross on back
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Hylidae
Pseudacris crucifer |
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not seen
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Hylidae
Pseudacris feriarum |
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wide head for body, vocal sac, no ext. toepads
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Hylidae
Pseudacris streckerii |
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3 stripes on back, vocal sac, no ext. toepads
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Hylidae
Pseudacris triserata |
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fam w/small heads
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Fam. Microhylidae
-Gastrophyrne carolinensis -Gastrophyrne olivacea |
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elongated metatarsal tubercles
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Pelobatidae
-Scaphiopus couchii -Scaphiopus hurterii -Spea bombifrons |
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not smart, no boss
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Pelobatidae
Scaphiopus couchii |
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elong. tubercles, lack cr.cr.s, parotoids small
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Fam Pelobatidae
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no cr.cr., sm. parotoids, big boss, high boss
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Pelobatidae
Spea bombifrons (w 2/3) |
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no crcr, sm paratoids, elong tubercles, boss for headbutt hurting
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Pelobatidae
Scaphiopus hurterii |
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sm head, not olivacea, belly mottling
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Microhyelidae
Gastrophyrne carolinensis (E 1/3) |
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olive like (lt grn in life)
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Microhyelidae
Gastrophyrne olivacea (OK) |
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assface
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Leptodactylid
also unken reflex |
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fam Ranidae
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long legs, complete foot webs
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long legs, complete webs, big round spots
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Ranidae
Rana areolata |
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long legs, complet foot webs, broken dorsilateral lines
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Ranidae
Rana blari (and berlandieri) |
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long legs, complete foot webs, skin fold over tympanum
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Ranidae
Rana catesbiana |
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call like banjo
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Rana clamitans
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2 rows of spots, long legs, complete toe webs
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Ranidae
Rana palustris |
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long legs, complete toe webs, cheek ridge/line
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Ranidae
Rana sphenocephala |
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robber's mask, long legs, complete toe webs
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Ranidae
Rana sylvatica (extreme NE) |
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leopard, spots darker around edges, long legs, complete toe webs
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Ranidae
Rana pipiens (N'rn plains) |
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call: light chirps, small berimbau
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Hylidae
Acris crepitans |
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slow mo whistle, chirps at end
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Bufonidae
Bufo americanus |
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far electronic scream
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Bufonidae
Bufo woodhousii fowleri |
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chiggachigga w/helicopter
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Bufo cognatus
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meeet mlmmnphuuuheet e scoreggia
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Microhyelidae
Gastrophryne carolinensis |
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MEEEEEEEEET MEEEEEEEET high pitch
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Microhyelidae
Gastrophyrne olivacea |
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crystal whistling
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Hylidae
Hyla avivoca |
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mlntlntlntlntlntlnt ;
medium domin. freq. |
Hylidae
Hyla chrysoscelis |
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argument; quid pro quo
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Hylidae
Hyla cinerea |
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ray gun, berimbau; fast at end
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Hylidae
Hyla versicolor |
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techno; we got beat; beetbeetbeet
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Hylidae
Pseudacris crucifer |
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space signal...ddDddD
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Hylidae
Pseudacris streckeri |
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scraping metal rock click
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Hylidae
Pseudacris triseriata |
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buuuuuuuuuuuud weis Buuuud
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Ranidae
Rana areolata |
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tzut-tzut-tsut rehehehehn ching ching chink ripp scoreggia all afine
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Ranidae
Rana blairi |
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flyby vibes multiply
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Ranidae
Rana catesbiana |
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berimbau, splash
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Rana clamitans
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(high)buuuud mmmmmmmbuuud
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Ranidae
Rana palustris |
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rulllngt runt-runt-runt-car start--deep tiks
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Rana sphenocephala (utricularia)
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high rips, ribit ullnettt
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Rana sylvatica
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rooooooolllllllllnt rolnt roooooooooolnt roltn oooooohnt
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Pelobatidae
Scaphiopus holbrookii |
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rintntntntn rintntntntnn rinnntntntntn
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Pelobatidae
Spea bombifrons |
