1. AMPHIBIANS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Frogs
Salamanders

2. Eastern American Toad Spots have only 1-2 warts
Spotted belly, most toward head
Dorsal ridge forms an L above
glands on head
Toad song

3. Bullfrog Big frog—6 inches or larger
Usually green to brown with no markings on shoulders
Large eardrum
Small ridge behind
eardrum
Bullfrog song

4. Eastern Gray Treefrog Green to gray-brown Light spot beneath eye
Bright yellow or white on underside of hind legs
Back skin is rough or bumpy with dark blotches
Treefrog song

5. Pickerel Frog 2 rows of rectangular blotches down back
Back blotches between 2 light, raised dorsolaterial folds
Underside is light colored to white
Pickerel song

6. Northern Green Frog Dorsolaterial ridges do not go
all the way to groin
Males have a yellow belly
Generally more green than brown
Large eardrum, as big or bigger
than eye
Dark blotches occur on lower
part of back and hind legs
Green song

7. Northern Leopard Frog
Dark spots, circular in shape placed irregularly on body
2 dorsolateral glandular folds along back
Color varies, green to browns
Leopard song

8. Northern Spring Peeper
Very small, up to 1 inch long
Markings form an X on the back
Color ranges from brown (usually) to
gray to green
Peeper song

9. Wood Frog Prominent black mask from tip of snout through eye
and eardrum
Light mid-dorsal strip may be present
Size goes up to 2.75 in.
Wood song

10. Eastern Hellbender 12-29 inches long
Dark mottling over back and upper sides
Loose flaps of skin run along the side
Flat head and body with rudder like tail

11. Jefferson Salamander Really long toes and a pointy snout
Dark brown through gray and black
Small blue spots may be visible on back
Sides lighter than back

12. Long-tailed Salamander
Primarily red to orange with black spotty markings
Black spots form distinctive patterns on tail
Tail very long, generally longer than the body

13. Marbled Salamander Gray to white bands on a black
background—very obvious
Small, only about 4 inches
Belly black

14. Mudpuppy Bushy, reddish colored gills behind head
Brownish-gray to bluish-gray
Each foot has 4 toes
Young may have distinctive
stripes on back

15. Northern Dusky Salamander
Gray, tan or brown on back with a lighter belly
Darker patches may be linked to each other by a
wavy dark line, parallel to body

16. Northern Red Salamander
Red to orange in color with many black spots
Eye is yellow
16-17 grooves along the sides of body
Larger salamander up to 7 inches

17. Redback Salamander Reddish strip runs from back
of head all the way to the tip
of the tail—no other salamander has this stripe

18. Red-spotted Newt
Different life stages—immature terrestrial stage is orange in color and called the Red Eft
The green-olive mature state is found in water and is
called the Newt
Both have distinctive
red spots on back

19. Spotted Salamander Large, up to 8 inches
Black to gray back with slate gray belly
2 rows of yellowish spots along edges of back