Herpetology- Unit 1 Lab Species

Spadefoots

Scaphiopodidae

Sickle

Eastern Spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrookii, bootheel

(Wedge)

Plains Spadefoot, Spea bombifrons, Missouri river

True toads

Bufonidae

Anaxyrus

Cricket and tree frogs

Hylidae

Blanchard’s cricket frog, Acris blanchardi

Grey treefrog, Hyla versicolor

Green treefrog, Hyla cinerea, South

Spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer

Illinois chorus frog, Pseudacris illinoensis, Bootheel

Boreal chorus frog, Pseudacris maculata

Narrow-mouth toads

Microhylidae

Eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis, Southern 2/3

Western narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne olivacea, West

True frogs

Ranidae

Northern crawfish frog, Lithobates areolatus, Central

Plains leopard frog, Lithobates blairi, North

American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus

Green frog, Lithobates clamitans

Pickerel frog, Lithobates palustris

Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens, Northwest

Southern leopard frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus

Wood frog, Rana sylvaticus, East

Salamanders

Caudata

Hellbenders (Family)

Cryptobranchidae

Hellbender (species)

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Ozarks

Sirens

Sirenidae

Western lesser siren, Siren intermedia, East

Newts

Salamandridae

Central newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, South

Mole salamanders

Ambystomidae

Ringed salamander, Ambystoma annulatum, Central

Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, South

Marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum, South

Mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum, Bootheel

Small-mouthed salamander, Ambystoma texanum

Eastern tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum

Mudpuppies and waterdogs

Proteidae

Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus, South

Amphiumas

Amphiumidae

Three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum, Bootheel

Lungless salamanders

Phlethodontidae

Long-tailed salamander, Eurycea longicauda, South

Cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga, South

Grotto salamander, Eurycea spelea, Ozarks

Four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, Southeast

Western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagula, South

Ozark zigzag salamander, Plethodon angusticlavius, Southwest

Southern red-backed salamander, Plethodon serratus, Southeast