ANURA

FEEDING SPECIALIZATIONS – Does the species have any feeding specializations?

Species Common Name Feeding Specializations

Bufonidae True Frogs Bufo a. americanus Eastern American Toad N - Active/sit-and-wait predators, generalized carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad Y - primarily ants and beetles (Bush & Menhinick 1962, Clarke 1974b)

Bufo quercicus Oak Toad Unk Bufo terrestris Southern Toad Unk Hylidae Treefrogs Acris c. crepitans Eastern Cricket Frog N - generalized carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Acris c. blanchardi Blanchard's Cricket Frog N - generalized carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Acris g. gryllus Coastal Plain Cricket Frog Unk Hyla andersonii Pine Barrens Treefrog N - variey of insects (Noble and Noble 1923, Wright 1932) Hyla chrysoscelis Cope’s Gray Treefrog N - primarily terrestrial/flying insects (Hulse et al. 2001) Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Unk Hyla femoralis Pine Woods Treefrog Unk Hyla gratiosa Barking Treefrog Unk Hyla squirella Squirrel Treefrog Unk Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog N - primarily terrestrial/flying insects (Hulse et al. 2001) Pseudacris brachyphona Mountain Chorus Frog Unk Pseudacris brimleyi Brimley’s Chorus Frog Unk Pseudacris c. crucifer Northern Spring Peeper N - generalized carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Pseudacris feriarum Upland Chorus Frog N - invertebrates (Whitaker 1971, Hulse et al. 2001) Pseudacris feriarum kalmi New Jersey Chorus Frog Unk Pseudacris ocularis Little Grass Frog Unk Pseudacris triseriata Western Chorus Frog Unk Pelobatidae Spadefoot Toads Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot N - insectivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Ranidae True Frogs Rana catesbeiana American Bullfrog N - generalist carnivores; feed opportunistically and on very large prey items (Ingram and Raney 1943, Hulse et al. 2001)

Rana clamitans melanota Northern Green Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Rana palustris Pickerel Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Rana septentrionalis Mink Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Rana sylvatica Wood Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Rana virgatipes Carpenter Frog N - generalist carnivores (Hulse et al. 2001) Microhylidae Narrow-mouthed Frogs Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Unk

Urban Codes: Y = yes, N = no, Unk = unknown