AMPHIBIANS OF PENNSYLVANIA Frogs Salamanders Eastern American Toad

AMPHIBIANS OF PENNSYLVANIA Frogs Salamanders

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

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

Eastern Gray Treefrog song • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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