1. Order Caudata: the Salamanders
Class Amphibia
Order Caudata: the Salamanders

3. Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum

4. Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum

5. Tiger Salamanders
Ambystoma tigrinum

6. Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus
Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata

7. Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
Black-spotted Newt
(terrestrial eft)
Notophthalmus meridionalis
Black-spotted Newt (aquatic adult)
Notophthalmus meridionalis
Newts are fully aquatic salamanders as adults.

8. Other adult Aquatic Salamanders
Water-dog
Necturus beyeri
Siren
Siren lacertina

9. Order Anura: the Frogs & Toads
Class Amphibia
Order Anura: the Frogs & Toads

11. Key to tadpoles

12. True Frogs
Family Ranidae

13. Pig Frog
Rana grylio
Bronze Frog
Rana clamitans

14. Crayfish Frog
Rana areolata
Bullfrog
Rana catesbiana

15. Southern Leopard Frog
Rana utricularia

16. Treefrogs
Family Hylidae

17. Local members of the Genus Hyla
Spring Peeper: Hyla crucifer
Green Treefrog: H. cinerea
Squirrel Treefrog: H. squirella
Gray Treefrog: H. versicolor
Cope’s Gray Treefrog: H. chrysoscelis

18. Other local members of Hylidae
Cricket Frog: Acris gryllus
Western Chorus Frog: Pseudoacris triseriata

19. Rio Grande Chirping Frog
(Syrrhophus cystignathoides),
An introduced species; has come up from
South Texas via potted plants.

20. Narrow-mouthed Toads
Family Microhylidae

21. Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis

22. True Toads
Family Bufonidae

23. Toads have venomous parotid
glands behind their eyes!
Gulf Coast Toad (very common!)
Bufo valliceps
Houston Toad (endangered!)
Bufo houstonensis

24. East Texas specialties
Texas Toad
Bufo speciosus
East Texas Toad
Bufo velatus

25. Family Scaphiopodidae
Spadefoot Toads
Family Scaphiopodidae

26. Two Local species… Scaphiopus hurterii Spea bombifrons
Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad
Plains Spadefoot Toad

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