Northern Green Frog, Rana clamitans melanota

Ranidae

dorsolateral folds distinguish it from Leopards and Bulls spots small and bordered only indistinctly

plucked banjo call

internal vocal sac

American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

Ranidae

very large

Face shows a line tween eyes and tympanum

Back has NO dorsolateral folds

webbed back feet

internal vocal sac

Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica

Ranidae

dark mask beneath eyes, with white stripes beneath each

no marks on back; usually brown/"wood" colored

white belly

paired vocal sacs

Southern Leopard Frog, Rana sphenocephala utricularius

Ranidae

longer, pointier head than N.

white spot on tympanic membrane

fewer dark spots on sides than N.

spots are in rows

light-colored dorsolateral fold

white inner thighs

paired vocal sacs

Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens pipiens

Ranidae

light line above upper jaw

green base color

randomly placed, black dorsal spots with light borders

immaculate white belly

white inner thighs

Pickerel Frog, Rana palustris

Ranidae

tan brown base color

square, dark brown spots

orange or yellow flash on inner thighs

paired vocal sacs

Western Chorus Frog, Pseudacris triseriata triseriata

Hylidae

no white line on upper lip

the dark line that runs between eyes

3 dorsal lines of brown dark

flecks on cream colored ventral side

small discs on toes

sounds like a wooden washboard being played

Northern Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer crucifer

Hylidae

lighter brown color on dorsal side

dark "X" marking (crucifer="cross barer")

small discs on toes

midline vocal sac

short peep, sounds like a storm of peeps when they get going in a chorus

Mountain Chorus Frog, Pseudacris brachyphona

Hylidae

dark stripe through nostril and eye

upper lip has white line

triangle on forehead

shoulder to groin white stripes

creamy white belly

have adhesive discs slightly wider than each toe

Song is harsh rake sound, repeated over and over, starting mid march

Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor

Hylidae

white patch occurs under the eyes

base color usually green

more warts than most frogs

white belly

large toe discs

yellow flash on inner thigh

Calls starting in late April

throat translucent

two species: Red blood cells of the Gray Treefrog are larger than those of Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans blanchardi

Hylidae

triangular mark between eyes

light line going down mid-back

tadpoles with black-tipped tails

slender webbed toes

sounds like a geiger counter

males have single vocal pouch

Fowler's Toad, Bufo fowleri

Bufonidae

bilaterally symmetrical dorsal spots

light stripe down mid-back

3 or more small warts on each brown spot;

white belly;

whining "wha-a-a" call

Eastern American Toad, Bufo americanus americanus

Bufonidae

boney head crest near but not abbuting paratoid gland Skin is dry with paratoid glands and bufotoxin

red or yellow warts;

pointed warts on hind limbs

ventral surface is a cream color

short legs

female white throated; male is brown or black throated

Eastern Spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrooki

Pelobatidae

vertical slit pupil

yellow hourglass pattern on back; base color usually brown

backfoot spade;

backfoot extensively webbed

"wharrrrr" mating call