Herp Practic

Front 1

Which salamander has 2 legs only?

Back 1

Siren intermedia

Front 2

If limbs are tiny and nearly non-existent, which salamander is it?

Back 2

Amphiuma tridactylum

Front 3

Name 2 features of Cryptobranchus alleganiensus

Back 3

1. dorsolateral compression

2. flabby skin

Front 4

If the salamander is fully aquatic (gills) and has 4 toes, what is it?

Back 4

Necturus maculosus

Front 5

Which 2 Desmognathus spp. are interchangeable?

Back 5

fuscus and conanti

Front 6

Name the species

Back 6

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Front 7

What species?

Back 7

Acris crepitans

Front 8

Name 2 key features of Acris crepitans

Back 8

1. smallest frog in KY

2. poorly developed toe pads

Front 9

Species?

Back 9

Psuedacris brachyphona

Front 10

Name 2 key features of Pseudacris brachyphona

Back 10

1. dark stripe thru eye

2. parenthesis on dorsum

Front 11

Species?

Back 11

Pseudacris crucifer

Front 12

Name 2 key features of Pseudacris crucifer

Back 12

1. X on back

2. brown/reddish brown

Front 13

Species?

Back 13

Hyla versicolor

Front 14

Name 2 key features of Hyla versicolor

Back 14

1. orange/yellow flash coloration

2. light spot under eye

Front 15

Species?

Back 15

Hyla cinerea

Front 16

Name 2 key features of Hyla cinerea

Back 16

1. light stripe down side

2. smooth skin

Front 17

Species?

Back 17

Hyla gratiosa

Front 18

Name 2 key features of Hyla gratiosa

Back 18

1. granulated skin

2. largest treefrog in KY

Front 19

Species?

Back 19

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Front 20

Name 2 key features of Scaphiopus holbrooki

Back 20

1. spade on foot

2. vertical pupils

Front 21

Species?

Back 21

Lithobates catesbieanus

Front 22

Name 2 key features of Lithobates catesbieanus

Back 22

1. fold around tympanum

2. no dorsolateral ridge

Front 23

Species?

Back 23

Lithobates clamitans

Front 24

Name 2 key features of L. clamitans

Back 24

1. dorsolateral ridge present

2. dorsolateral ridge persists midway

Front 25

Species?

Back 25

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Front 26

Name 2 key features of Lithobates sphenocephalus

Back 26

1. no spot on snout

2. dorsal spots random and not rectangular

Front 27

Name 2 key features of Lithobates pipiens

Back 27

1. spot on snout

2. spots random, not rectangular

Front 28

Species?

Back 28

Lithobates sylvaticus

Front 29

Name 2 features of L. sylvaticus

Back 29

1. chocolate mask

2. supercooling

Front 30

species?

Back 30

Lithobates areolatus

Front 31

Name 2 features of L. areolatus

Back 31

1. many dark spots circles in white lines

2. prominent dorsolateral folds

Front 32

Which frog sounds like it's snoring?

Back 32

Lithobates areolatus

Hint 32

mikey joe literally rn

Front 33

Name 2 features of L. palustrus

Back 33

1. yellow flash coloration

2. rectangular spots

Front 34

Species?

2 key features?

Back 34

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

cantus rostralis and square snout

Front 35

Name 2 key features of Plethodon glutinosus

Back 35

1. chin NOT lighter

2. white flecking

Front 36

spp?

Back 36

Eurycea longicauda

Front 37

Name 2 key features of E. longicauda

Back 37

1. long tail

2. herringbone

Front 38

Name 2 key features of E. lucifuga

Back 38

1. long tail

2. NO herringbone

Front 39

sp?

Back 39

Eurycea lucifuga

Front 40

Sp?

Back 40

A. opacum

Front 41

Which frog makes a quackish barkish sound?

Back 41

Lithobates sylvaticus

Front 42

How can you distinguish between Pseudacris brachyphona and P. triseriata

Back 42

Both have stripe thru eye, but P. triseriata has a pointier snout