Salientia Anura II

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Salientia (Anura) II

• Extant Frogs

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Hylidae

• Most species are arboreal and have toe pads.
• Diverse reproductive specializations.
• Very diverse lifestyles.

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Acris crepitans(Northern Cricket Grog)

• Have moist warty skin with long legs, webs
  between toes.
• Dark triangle between the eyes
• Median stripe of Y-figure on back which can be
  green, russet, yellow, brown, gray.
• Pair of prominent subanal white tubercles.
• Found in the piedmont, margins of ponds, ditches,
  marshes.

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Northern Cricket Frog
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Range of N. Cricket Frog
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Hyla versicolor(Gray Treefrog)

• 1.25 2.5 long.
• Gray, well-camouflaged frog.
• Dark irregular markings on upper eyelid, legs.
• Whitish mark under the eye, bright orange on
  concealed surfaces of hind legs.
• A sibling species is identical in appearance.
• Commonly found throughout SC.

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Gray Treefrog
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Hyla cinereaGreen Treefrog

• Green slender treefrog 1.25 2.5 long.
• Has long legs, smooth skin , plain white venter.
• Prominent light stripe on side of body, tiny
  golden spots on dorsum.
• Reside along swampy edges of ponds, lakes,
  marshes, streams.

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Green Treefrog
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Hyla gratiosaBarking Treefrog

• Large stout frog 2 2.75 long.
• Green to brown color with spots on back.
• Reside in sandy areas near shallow ponds and in
  low wet woods and swamps in coastal ponds.
• White stripe along sides of body and legs.
• Call is a barking sound.
• Skin not as smooth as H. cinerea.

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Barking Treefrog
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Pseudacris crucifer(Spring Peeper)

• Smallish frog 0.75 1.5 long.
• Harbinger of spring, has tan, brown, or gray
  dorsum.
• Prominent dark X marking on back.
• Dark barlike marking between eyes.
• Venter is buff, cream colored, sometimes spots.
• Breeds around woodland ponds, swamps, ditches.

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Spring Peeper
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Pseudacris triseriataUpland Chorus Frog

• Small frog up to 1.5 long.
• Brown/gray dorsum with 3 stripes down back.
• Stripe extends from snouth through eye to groin.
• Dark marking between eyes, light mark lines upper
  lip.
• Toes have small pads with little or no webbing.
• Occurs widely through piedmont in grassy areas
  around ponds, ditches.

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Upland Chorus Frog
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Ranidae

• Often called the true frogs.
• .which makes no sense!
• Found on almost every continent.
• Most produce tadpole.

Conraua goliath and baby deer
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Rana catesbeiana(Bullfrog)

• Our largest frog, 3.5 8 long.
• Dorsum is olive, brown, gray with large blotches
  and often small bloack dots.
• Venter is buffy white with dark mottling.
• Lack dorsolateral fold but have fold along
  tympanum.
• Reside in large ponds, lakes, streams.

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Bullfrog
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Distribution of Bullfrogs
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Rana clamitans(Green Frog)

• Large frog 2 3.5 long.
• Similar to bullfrog but dorsolateral folds extend
  part way down back.
• Green or brown dorsum with some dark spots.
• Dark markings often on light venter.
• Characteristic squeak as frog jumps.
• Reside along streams, ponds, lakes throughout SC.

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Green Frog
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Rana utricularia(Southern Leopard Frog)

• Very active frogs 2 3.5 long.
• Dorsum is green or brown with large rounded dark
  spots.
• White venter.
• Dorsolateral folds extend full length of body.
• Light spot in center of tympanum.
• Inhabit ponds, ditches, swamps, streams
  throughout SC.

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S. Leopard Frog
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Frog Calls