Anurans of Idaho Recent Taxonomic Changes
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Anurans of Idaho Fa mil y Genera Species Ascaphidae Tailed Frog Ascaphus 1 Bufonidae True Toads Bufo 2 Pelobatidae Spadefoots Spea(Scaphiopus) 1 Hylidae Tree frogs Pseudacris 2 Ranidae True Frogs Rana 4 Recent Taxonomic Changes 1983 2002 Leiopelmatidae Ascaphidae Ascaphus truei Ascaphus montanus Tailed Frog Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog Hylidae Hylidae Hyla regilla Pseudacris regilla Pacific Treefrog Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris triseriata Pseudacris maculata Striped Chorus Frog Boreal Chorus Frog Ranidae Ranidae Rana pretiosa Rana luteiventris Spotted Frog Columbia Spotted Frog Frog and Toad Characteristics • Size • Color pattern • Body shape • Head shape • Skin texture • Tympanum • Dorsolateral folds • Eye size and placement • Pupil shape • Glands • Toe shape and length • Tubercles 1 Tailed Frog Distribution Family Ascaphidae Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) • Max length= 2 inches (51 mm) •brown to gray • Smooth to warty skin • tympanum absent • vertical pupils •5th toe wider than others • male with “tail ” Tailed Frog Habitat 2 Tailed Frog Eggs Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) Tadpoles Family Pelobatidae Great Basi n Spadefoot (Spea intermontana = Scaphiopus intermontanus) 3 Family Pelobatidae Great Basin Spadefoot • Max length = 2.5 inches (65 mm) • gray with light stripes • Relatively smooth skin • tympanum inconspicuous • vertical pupils • black, sharp-edged "spade" on the underside of each hind foot Great Basin Spadefoot Habitat Great Basin Spadefoot Reproduction Call Eggs 4 Great Basin Spadefoot Tadpoles Bufonidae - True Toads Western Toad (Bufo boreas) Woodhouse Toad (Bufo woodhousei) Western Toad Distribution 5 Western Toad Bufo boreas • Max length = 5 inches (125 mm) • green or brown with light ver tebral strip e • dry, wart y s kin • horizontal pupils • conspicuous parotoid glands • two horny tub ercles on each hind foot Western Toad Habitat Western Toad Reproduction Call Eggs 6 Western Toad Tadpoles Woodhouse’s Toad Bufo woodhousii Woodhouse’sToad Bufo woodhousei • Max length = 5 inches (125 mm) • green or brown with light ver tebral strip e • cranial crests • dry, wart y s kin • horizontal pupils • elongated parotoid glands • two horny tub ercles on each hind foot 7 Woodhouse’sToad Bufo woodhousii Call Eggs Woodhouse’s Toad Tadpole Family Hylidae: Tree Frogs Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata ) Pacific T reefrog (Pseudacris regilla) 8 Pacific Treefrog Distribution Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris (= Hyla) regilla • Max length = 1.9 inches (47 mm) • color polymorphic • dark mas k • moist, smooth skin • long toes, large toe pads • intercalar y cartilage Pacific Treefrog Habitat 9 Pacific Treefrog Reproduction Call Eggs Tadpole Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata) Boreal Chorus Frog • Max length = 1.5 inches (38 mm) • color polymorphic • dark stripe through eye • usually 3 longitudinal dorsal stripes • pointed snout • moist, smooth skin • small toe pads • intercalar y cartilage 10 Boreal Chorus Frog Habitat Boreal Chorus Frog Reproduction Eggs Tadpole Call Family Ranidae: True Frogs Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) 11 Bullfrog Distribution American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) • Max length = 7.9 inches (200 mm) • green to dark olive do rsu m • cream to yellow ventrum • conspicuous tympanum (2X in males) • dorso-lateral ridges • full webbing on hind feet Bullfrog Habitat 12 Bullfrog Reproduction Call Eggs Bullfrog Tadpoles Columbia Spotted Frog Distribution 13 Columbia Spotted Frog • Max length = 3.5 inches (89 mm) • green, tan, or olive dorsum • dark spots with fuzz y edges • yello w, orange, or red vent rum • upturned eyes • full webbing on hind feet • breeding males with nuptial pads, enlarged forearms Columbia Spotted Frog Habitat Columbia Spotte d Frog Reproduction Call Eggs 14 Columbia Spotte d Frog Tadpoles Northern Leopard Frog Distribution Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens • Max length = 4 inches (100 mm) • green or brown dorsum • dark oval spots bordered b y a light ring • whi te ventrum • full webbing on hind feet • breeding males with nuptial pads 15 Northern Leopard Frog Habitat Northern Leopard Frog Reproduction Call Eggs Northern Leopard Frog Tadpoles 16 Wood Frog Distribution Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) • Max length = 2 inches (50 mm) • gray, green, or brown dorsum • dark mas k with con trasting light lip line • may have light vertebral stripe Wood Frog Habitat? ? 17 Wood Frog Reproduction Call Eggs Wood Frog Tadpoles 18.