BIO 4570 ISU Lab exam one

Ambystomatidae

mole salamanders, no nasolabial grooves, paedomorphy

Ambystoma laterale

blue spotted salamander, eyes far from snout, long toes

Ambystoma texanum

smallmouth salamander, short and stubby, eyes closer to snout

Ambystoma tigrinum

tiger salamander, bigger, small bulging eyes, tiger like pattern

Proteidae

mudpuppies, no nasolabial grooves, some can be viviparous

Necturus maculosus

common mudpuppy, external gills, aquatic, 4 front and back toes

Salamadridae

newts, no costal or nasolabial groove, some species are triphasic

Notophthalmus viridescens

eastern newt, orange spots outlined in black, olive color, laterally flat tail, triphasic "red eft"

Plethodontidae

lungless salamanders, smaller, no lungs, has both costal and nasolabial groove, direct development, tentacles on face

Amphiumidae

amphiumas, no nasolabial grooves, fat and long with small limbs, blind, some parental care, mucous cocoon

Cryptobranchidae

giant salamander/hellbenders, very large, no nasolabial grooves, external fertilization

Gymnophiona

caecilians, no limbs, no nasolabial grooves, fossorial, segmented body, reduced eyes, internal fertilization, parental care (skin feeding)

Hylidae

tree frogs, little to no toe webbing, discs on toes to help climb, metamorphosis

Hyla versicolor

gray treefrog, green or gray with black outlines, yellow inner thighs, tetraploidy

Hyla chrysocelis

copes gray tree frog, gray or green with black outlines, yellow inner thighs, diploid

Pseudacris crucifer

spring peeper, dark x shape on back, first to call in the spring, light brow or tan

Pseudacris maculata

boreal chorus frog, small with pointed head, three dark stripes on back, one of the first to call in spring

Acris blanchardi

cricket frog, small, colored spot on back (red orange etc),

Ranidae

true frogs, no horizontal pupils, presence of webbing, distinct tympanum, terrestrial and aquatic, metamorphosis

Rana pipiens

northern leopard frog, green or brown with irregular spots, spot on snout, inner thighs are white, unbroken dorsolateral fold

Rana sphenocephela

southern leopard frog