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51 Cards in this Set
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-Wood Frog
-Lithobates sylvatica -Ranidae -"Robber Mask" |
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-Ravine Salamander
-Species: Plethodon richmondi -Family: Plethodontidae -Tail half as long as body -Looks like: northern/southern zigzag or red back |
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Mountain Dusky Salamander
Species: Desmognathus ochrophaeus Family: Plethodontidae -more terrestrial than look-alikes ??????? -looks similar to desmognathus fuscus/imitator/apalachicola |
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Northern Dusky Salamander
Species: Desmognathus fuscus Family: Plethodontidae -mottled belly/chin -similar to: Desmognathus monticola/ochrophaeus |
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Seal Salamander
Species: Desmognathus monticola Family: Plethodontidae -plain belly & chin -similar to: Desmognathus ochrophaeus/fuscus/apalachicola |
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Who's who, and why?
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Left: Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus Mottled belly and chin Right: Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola Plain belly and chin |
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Pickerel Frog
Species: Lithobates palustris Family: Ranidae -little, w/ Spots occurring in two adjacent rows of rectangles, between dorsolateral ridges, also have yellow bellies -Similar to Lithobates pipiens/sphenocephalus (leapord frogs) |
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Northern Leopard Frog
Species: Lithobates pipiens Family: Ranidae -large dark spot on the center of the snout -similar to: Lithobates sphenocephalus/palustris |
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Southern Leopard Frog
Species: Lithobates sphenocephalus Family: Ranidae -White spot in center of the tympanum -looks like: pickerel/northern leopard frog |
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Fowler's toad
Anaxyrus fowleri Bufonidae -white belly -similar to: American toad |
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Midland Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus Plethodontidae -brown eyes, short snout -similar to: kentucky spring salamander |
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American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus Bufonidae -spotted belly similar to: fowlers toad |
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Kentucky Spring Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Family Plethodontidae -white line from eye to nostril, bordered below by black or dark brown line. |
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Northern Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber Family Plethodontidae -Has gold eyes -similar to midland/kentucky spring |
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Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus Family Plethodontidae |
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Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus Family Ranidae -spots have light borders -white belly, and stocky build -looks like :leopards/pickerels |
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Who's belly is this?
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Pickerel frog
they have yellow venters |
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Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum Plethodontidae |
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Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus Ranidae -odd dorsal lateral fold/ big tempanum |
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Eastern Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus holbrookii Scaphiopodidae -not a toad -Yellow eyes with cat like pupils -Spade present on hind limb |
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Streamside Salamander Ambystoma barbouri Ambstomatidae -23 chromosomes -found around here Bottom: Small Mouthed salamander Ambystoma texanum Ambystomatidae -21 chromosomes -Not found here |
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Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum Ambystomatidae |
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Jefferson Salamander
Ambystoma jeffersonianum Ambystomatidae -Dark brown or gray to black with blue flecks on lower sides and limbs and pale belly *??? |
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Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum Ambystomatidae |
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Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum Ambystomatidae |
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Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum Ambystomatidae |
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Red-Spotted Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens Salamandridae Left: Juvenile Right: adult |
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Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus Proteidae |
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Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Cryptobranchus |
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Western Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia Sirenidae |
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Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer Hylidae -has cross on back -similar to: Blanchard’s Cricket Frog Upland Chorus Frog Mountain Chorus Frog |
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Three-Toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum similar to: Two-Toed Amphiuma |
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Southern Two-Lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera Plethodontidae -15 to 16 costal grooves *could be either north/south in pic -similar to: three-lined salamander northern two-lined |
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Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Eurycea bislineata plethodontidae -14 costal grooves similar to: three lined / nothern two lined |
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Three-Lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata plethondtidae |
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Long-Tailed Salamander
Eurycea longicauda plethondtidae -bars on the tail -similar to cave salamander |
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Cave Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga plethodontidae -spotted tail -similar to long-tailed |
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Black Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus welteri Plethodontidae -has toenails -similar to: Mountain Dusky Salamander Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus Seal Salamander |
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Red Back Salamander
Plethdon cinereus plethodontidae -similar to zigzags/ravine |
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Barking Tree Frog
Hyla gratiosa Hylidae |
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Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Plethodon kentucki -small dots on the back, that get bigger on the side, light chin -similar to: slimy |
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Cope’s Gray or Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor (only difference is call) |
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Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis Microhylidae similar to: Great Plains Narrow-Mouthed Toad Sheep Frog (neither found in ky) |
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Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris brachyphona Hylidae ugly call |
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Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum Hylidae pretty call |
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Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans blanchardi Hylidae -green, tan, black or reddish blotches on the back. |
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Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus largish, frequent spots |
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Wehrle’s Salamander
Plethodon wehrlei -spots only on the side and are yellow -similar to cumberland/slimy |
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Bird-Voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca -green back |
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Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis or Southern Zigzag Salamander Plethodon ventralis (identical) |
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Green frog
lithobates clamitans ranidae |
