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Herpetology Anura. Family: Pelobatidae  Parotoid gland is round  No dorsolateral folds.

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1 Herpetology Anura

2 Family: Pelobatidae  Parotoid gland is round  No dorsolateral folds

3 Eastern Spadefoot  Parotoid gland round  Inner toe on hind foot has horny tubercule  Cranial ridges Scaphiopus holbrookii

4 Family: Bufonidae  Parotoid glands are oblong  No dorsolateral folds

5 Difference between Fowler’s and American Toads  Fowler’s Toad  Neck and chin have no spots  Cranial crest touches the parotoid gland  4 warts / black spots  Small warts on the tibia  Eastern American Toad  Neck and chin are spotted  Cranial crest that does not touch parotoid gland or is touching by a spur  1 –3 warts/ black spots  Large warts on tibia

6 Eastern American Toad  Parotoid gland oblong  Cranial ridge does NOT touch parotoid gland  Lots of warts  Horny tubercle on hind foot Bufo a. americanus

7 Fowler’s Toad  Parotoid gland is oblong  Cranial ridge touches the parotoid gland  Less warts than Eastern American Toad Bufo fowleri

8 Family: Hylidae  Dorsolateral folds absent  Parotoid glands absent

9 Eastern Cricket Frog  Small frog  Parotoid gland absent  Smooth belly  Fully webbed hind feet  Dark triangle between eyes  Light warts below the anus Acris c. crepitans

10 Blanchard’s Cricket Frog  Small frog  Parotoid gland absent  Smooth belly  Fully webbed hind feet  Dark triangle between eyes  Light warts below the anus Acris c. blanchardi

11 Cope’s Gray Treefrog  Found above the New River/ Kanawha River  No parotoid gland  Belly granulated  Toe disks absent  Thigh yellow and black pattern Hyla chrysoscelis

12 Gray Treefrog  Found below the New River/ Kanawha River  No parotoid gland  Belly granulated  Well webbed feet  Toe disks absent  Thigh is black and yellow pattern Hyla versicolor

13 Mountain Chorus Frog  No parotoid gland  Small frog  Belly granulated  Crescent shapes on dorsal Pseudacris branchyphona

14 Northern Spring Peeper  Pseudacris c. crucifer  No parotoid gland  Small frog  Well webbed feet  X on back  Toe disks distinct/ granulated belly

15 Upland Chorus Frog  No parotoid gland  Small frog  3 longitudinal lines on back  Legs shorter than the Mountain Chorus Pseudacris f. feriarum

16 Family: Ranidae  No parotoid glands  Dorsolateral folds

17 American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana

18 Northern Green Frog  Parotoid gland  Smooth Belly  Dorsolateral fold 2/3 to groin  Small irregular spots Rana clamitans melanota

19 Pickerel Frog  No parotoid gland  Dorsolateral groove to the groin  Smooth belly  Dorsal spots squared and close  Under hind legs-yellow Rana palustris

20 Northern Leopard Frog  No parotoid gland  Dorsal spots circular and spread out. Rana pipiens

21 Wood Frog  No parotoid gland  Tips of toes not expanded  Belly smooth  Dorsolateral fold to groin  Back feet well webbed Rana sylvatica


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