Wildlife Field Biology

white spots all over body, one drosal, adipose

Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalus

darks spots all over body all the way to the tail, light pink

Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

brown spots on body but not on the tail,

brown trout Salmo trutta

deeply forked tail, very long nose shaped like a rowboat paddle

Paddlefish Polyodon spathula

long beak like nose, tough diamond shaped scales, lots of tiny teeth

Longnose Gar Lepisoteus Osseus

white patch on caudal fin, multiple banding, longer snout

Walleye Stizostedion vitreum

camo banding, longer nose, vertical line through eye, stripey looking fins

Roanoke Logperch Percina rex

striped tail, dark bars on side

fantail Darter Etheostama flabellare

compressed head shape and striped bands

Banded Scuplin Cottus carolinae

barbels, sharp dorsal fin, forked caudal and separated adipose fin

channel catfish Ictalarus punctatus

barbels, caudal and adipose fins are connected

Margined Madtom Noturus insignis

barbels, separated caudal, non-forked caudal, no vertical bar on caudal

Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus

elongated body, upper jaw comes to below the eye

smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu

dark spots forming a sort of line, elongated body, jaw comes ever so slightly past the eye

largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides

dark spot on dorsal fin, deep body shape

Bluegill Leponis macrochirus

Large eye, dark spot on cheek, tons of little spots that form rows

Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris

“C” shaped mouth, emarginated tail

Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum

broken stripe on the side all the way to caudal

Mountain redbelly Dace Chrosomus oreas

long dark stripe nose to back fin

Western Blacknose Dace Rhinchthys atratulus

reddish fins with red borders on all fins, white fish

white shiner Luxlis albeolus

rounded head with tubercules on top, blue colored head, very scaly

Bluehead chub Nocomis Leptocepalus

large salamander with keeled tail and broad flat head

Hellbender Cryptobranchidae Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

external gills, broad flat head

Common Mudpuppy Proteidae Necturus maculosus

two limbs, external gills, large, light dots on sides

Greater Siren Sirenidae Siren lacertina

two toes, eel shaped

Two-Toed Amphiuma Amphiumidae Amphiuma means

light spots on top of body, 5 toes, and tiny dots on underbelly

Red-spotted Newt Salamandridae Notophthalmus viridescens

White and black marble patterning on the tope of the body with striped limbs

Marbled Salamander Ambystomatidae Ambystoma opacum

round yellow spots all over body

Spotted Salamander Ambystomatidae Ambystoma maculatum

long tail, long toes that are striped

Jefferson’s Salamander Ambystomatidae Ambystoma jeffersonianum

keeled tail, spots on head tail and limbs, line from eye to jaw

Shovel-nosed Salamander Plethodontidae Desmognathus marmoratus

black body, keeled tail, lighter colored tail limbs and head

Black-bellied Salamander Plethodontidae Desmognathus quadromaculatus

half keeled half rounded tail, brown markings on body, line from eye to jaw, chubby cheek

Seal Salamander Plethodontidae Desmognathus monticola

line from eye to jaw, triangular tail, dorsal stripe

Northern Dusky Plethodontidae Desmognathus fuscus

spots on body, small body, rounded tail, line from eye to jaw

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Plethodontidae Desmognathus ochrophaeus

very long tail with numerous black spots all over body but no spots on the head

Long-tailed Salamander Plethodontidae Eurycea longicauda

spots all over body with very long tail

Cave salamander Plethodontidae Eurycea lucifuga

rounded anterior tail to keeled posterior

Spring Salamander Plethodontidae Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

mid dorsal stripe with peppery spotting on underbelly

Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodontidae Plethodon cinereus

Multiple black spots all over body

Red salamander Plethodontidae Pseudotriton ruber

green markings and spots all over body

Green Salamander Plethodontidae Aneides aeneus

black body, white spots, light colored throat

White-spotted Salamander Plethodontidae Plethodon cylindraceus

two dark lines going from eyes to the tail

Two-lined Salamander Plethodontidae Eurcycea bisleneata

huge frog, stripes in hind limbs, curved ridges ground eardrums, large ear drums

American Bullfrog Ranidae Rana catesbania

striped legs, eye mask

Wood Frog Ranidae Rana sylvaticus

striped hind legs, ridges do not go all the way down body

Green Frog Ranidae Rana clamitans

Uniform spotting all over body, non-obvious ridges

Pickerel Frog Ranidae Rana palustris

pointed nose, ridges going all the way down body, spots all over body

Southern Leopard Frog Ranidae Rana sphenocephalus

triangular head, long back leg toes, dark spot on chin

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Microhylidae Gastrophyrine carolinensis

triangle spot at head, one long back toe, shorter hind limbs

Northern Cricket Frog Hylidae Acris crepitans

3 narrow broken stripes going down the body, toe pads, dark line through eyes

Upland Chorus Frog Hylidae Pseudacris feriarum

camo pattern on back, toe pads, small white patch under eye

Gray Treefrog Hylidae Hyla versicolor

“X” shaped pattern on back, line in between eye, wider toe pads

Spring Peeper Hylidae Pseudacris crucifer

striped legs, warty, unspotted chest

Fowler’s Toad Bufonidae Anaxryus fowleri

rounded head and body, virtually no webbing between toes

Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopoidae Scaphiopus holbrookii

very warty with large warts on limbs, spotted underbelly

American Toad Bufonidae Anarxyrus americanus