Post on 09-Feb-2016
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Class Amphibia
Order Caudata: the Salamanders
Spotted SalamanderAmbystoma maculatum
Marbled SalamanderAmbystoma opacum
Mole SalamanderAmbystoma talpoideum
Small-mouthed SalamanderAmbystoma texanum
Tiger SalamandersAmbystoma tigrinum
Dwarf SalamanderEurycea quadridigitata
Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus fuscus
Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereus
Black-spotted Newt (aquatic adult)Notophthalmus meridionalis Newts are fully aquatic salamanders as adults.
Black-spotted Newt (terrestrial eft)Notophthalmus meridionalis
Other adult Aquatic Salamanders
Water-dogNecturus beyeri
SirenSiren lacertina
Class Amphibia
Order Anura: the Frogs & Toads
Key to tadpoles
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/tadpole/division_3.htm
True Frogs
Family Ranidae
Pig FrogRana grylio
Bronze FrogRana clamitans
Crayfish FrogRana areolata
BullfrogRana catesbiana
Southern Leopard FrogRana utricularia
Treefrogs
Family Hylidae
Local members of the Genus Hyla
Spring Peeper: Hyla cruciferGreen Treefrog: H. cinereaSquirrel Treefrog: H. squirellaGray Treefrog: H. versicolorCope’s Gray Treefrog: H. chrysoscelis
Other local members of Hylidae
Cricket Frog: Acris gryllus
Western Chorus Frog: Pseudoacris triseriata
Rio Grande Chirping Frog(Syrrhophus cystignathoides),
An introduced species; has come up from South Texas via potted plants.
Narrow-mouthed Toads
Family Microhylidae
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis
True Toads
Family Bufonidae
Toads have venomous parotid glands behind their eyes!
Gulf Coast Toad (very common!)Bufo valliceps
Houston Toad (endangered!)Bufo houstonensis
East Texas specialties
Texas Toad Bufo speciosus
East Texas ToadBufo velatus
Spadefoot Toads
Family Scaphiopodidae
Two Local species…
Scaphiopus hurteriiHurter’s Spadefoot Toad
Spea bombifronsPlains Spadefoot Toad
To hear frogs and toads…
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_species/
Become an Amphibian Tracker!
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_spotters/