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Class Amphibia

Class Amphibia. Order Caudata: the Salamanders. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum. Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum. Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum. Small-mouthed Salamander Ambystoma texanum. Tiger Salamanders Ambystoma tigrinum. Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus.

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Class Amphibia

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  1. Class Amphibia Order Caudata: the Salamanders

  2. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum

  3. Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum Small-mouthed Salamander Ambystoma texanum

  4. Tiger Salamanders Ambystoma tigrinum

  5. Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata

  6. Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus Black-spotted Newt (terrestrial eft) Notophthalmus meridionalis Black-spotted Newt (aquatic adult) Notophthalmus meridionalis Newts are fully aquatic salamanders as adults.

  7. Other adult Aquatic Salamanders Water-dog Necturus beyeri Siren Siren lacertina

  8. Class Amphibia Order Anura: the Frogs & Toads

  9. Key to tadpoles http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/tadpole/division_3.htm

  10. True Frogs Family Ranidae

  11. Pig Frog Rana grylio Bronze Frog Rana clamitans

  12. Crayfish Frog Rana areolata Bullfrog Rana catesbiana

  13. Southern Leopard Frog Rana utricularia

  14. Treefrogs Family Hylidae

  15. Local members of the Genus Hyla Spring Peeper: Hyla crucifer Green Treefrog: H. cinerea Squirrel Treefrog: H. squirella Gray Treefrog: H. versicolor Cope’s Gray Treefrog: H. chrysoscelis

  16. Other local members of Hylidae Cricket Frog: Acris gryllus Western Chorus Frog: Pseudoacris triseriata

  17. Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Syrrhophus cystignathoides), An introduced species; has come up from South Texas via potted plants.

  18. Narrow-mouthed Toads Family Microhylidae

  19. Eastern Narrow-mouthed ToadGastrophryne carolinensis

  20. True Toads Family Bufonidae

  21. Toads have venomous parotid glands behind their eyes! Gulf Coast Toad (very common!) Bufo valliceps Houston Toad (endangered!) Bufo houstonensis

  22. East Texas specialties Texas Toad Bufo speciosus East Texas Toad Bufo velatus

  23. Spadefoot Toads Family Scaphiopodidae

  24. Two Local species… Scaphiopus hurterii Spea bombifrons Plains Spadefoot Toad Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad

  25. To hear frogs and toads… http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_species/

  26. Become an Amphibian Tracker! http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_spotters/

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