photo by Henk Wallays Common Name: Misty Salamander, Clouded SalamanderScientific Name: Hynobius nebulosusFamily: Hynobiidae - Asiatic Salamander FamilyLocation: JapanSize: 5 inches total length The Misty Salamander is found only in Japan on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and on Ikishima. During the mating season, males stake out territory and will defend them from other… Continue reading Misty Salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
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Cope’s Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Common Name: Cope's Gray Tree FrogScientific Name: Hyla chrysoscelisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: United States and CanadaUS Locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Washington D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West… Continue reading Cope’s Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
photo by Walter Siegmund Common Name: Western ToadScientific Name: Anaxyrus boreasFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocations: Canada, Mexico, and the United StatesUS Locations: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and WyomingSize: 2.2 - 5 inches (5.6 - 13 cm) The Western Toad lives in the western North America, from Alaska… Continue reading Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
Bell’s False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii)
photo by Sean Michael Rovito Common Name: Bell's False Brook Salamander or Bell's SalamanderScientific Name: Isthmura bellii Family: Plethodontidae - Lungless SalamandersLocation: MexicoSize: 14 inches (36 cm) The Bell's False Brook Salamander is the largest salamander in the family Plethodontidae - the Lungless Salamander. As the family name suggests, the salamander lacks lungs and breaths… Continue reading Bell’s False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii)
Crawfish Frog (Rana areolatus)
photo by Todd Pierson Common Name: Crawfish FrogScientific Name: Rana areolatusFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocations: United States - Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and TexasSize: 4.4 inches (113 mm) long for females, 4.1 inches (105 mm) long for males The Crawfish Frog is named after the fact that… Continue reading Crawfish Frog (Rana areolatus)
Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog (Smilisca fodiens)
photo by Rafael Alejandro Calzada-Arciniega Common Name: Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog or Northern Casquehead FrogScientific Name: Smilisca fodiensFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Mexico and the United StatesUS Location: ArizonaSize: 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) The Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog is not your typical tree frog, it is not usually found living in the trees, it… Continue reading Lowland Burrowing Tree Frog (Smilisca fodiens)
Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)
Common Name: Boreal Chorus FrogScientific Name: Pseudacris maculata Family: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocations: Canada and the United StatesUS Locations: Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Michigan, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, Wyoming, and WisconsinSize: around an inch The Boreal Chorus Frog is… Continue reading Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Common Toad - photo from https://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/ Common Name: Common ToadScientific Name: Bufo bufoFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad FamilyLocation: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden,… Continue reading Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
photo by Luca Tringali Common Name: Northern Spectacled SalamanderScientific Name: Salamandrina perspicillataFamily: SalamandridaeLocation: ItalySize: 1.3 inches for Snout to Vent, 3.3 inches for Total Length The Northern and Southern Spectacled Salamander used to be only one species until they were split in 2005 due to genetics. The Northern Spectacled Salamander lives in the northern and central parts of… Continue reading Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
Answer to Frog or Toad 4/24/18
The answer to this week's frog or toad is.... TOAD. It is a Yosemite Toad (Anaxyrus canorus) from the True Toad family - Bufonidae. It is only found in California in the USA. Best way to identify that it's a toad is the paratoid gland behind its eye. It also has a short stubby… Continue reading Answer to Frog or Toad 4/24/18