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103 kinds match

Acris crepitans  [popup]
Blanchards cricket frog...
Acris gryllus  [popup]
Florida Cricket Frog...
Anaxyrus americanus  [popup]
Eastern american toad...
Anaxyrus baxteri  [popup]
Wyoming toad...
Anaxyrus boreas  [popup]
Western Toad...
Anaxyrus californicus  [popup]
Arroyo Toad...
Anaxyrus canorus  [popup] female
Yosemite toad...
Anaxyrus canorus  [popup] male
Yosemite toad...
Anaxyrus cognatus  [popup]
Great plains toad...
Anaxyrus debilis  [popup]
Eastern Green Toad...
Anaxyrus exsul  [popup]
Black toad...
Anaxyrus fowleri  [popup]
Fowlers toad...
Anaxyrus hemiophrys  [popup]
Canadian toad...
Anaxyrus houstonensis  [popup]
Houston toad...
Anaxyrus microscaphus  [popup]
Arizona toad...
Anaxyrus nelsoni  [popup]
Amargosa toad...
Anaxyrus punctatus  [popup]
Red-spotted Toad...
Anaxyrus quercicus  [popup]
Oak Toad...
Anaxyrus retiformis  [popup]
Sonoran green toad...
Anaxyrus speciosus  [popup]
Texas toad...
Anaxyrus terrestris  [popup]
Southern Toad...
Anaxyrus woodhousii  [popup]
Southwestern woodhouses toad...
Ascaphus montanus  [popup]
Eastern tailed frog
Ascaphus truei  [popup]
Tailed frog
Eleutherodactylus augusti  [popup]
Western barking frog...
Eleutherodactylus coqui  [popup]
Puerto rican coqui
Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides  [popup]
Rio Grande Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus guttilatus  [popup]
Spotted chirping frog
Eleutherodactylus marnockii  [popup]
Cliff Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris  [popup] Mottled
Greenhouse frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris  [popup] Striped
Greenhouse Frog
Gastrophryne carolinensis  [popup]
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea  [popup]
Great plains narrowmouth toad
Hyla andersonii  [popup]
Pine Barrens Treefrog
Hyla arenicolor  [popup]
Canyon Treefrog
Hyla avivoca  [popup]
Bird-voiced treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis  [popup]
Copes gray treefrog
Hyla cinerea  [popup] Solid
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea  [popup] Striped
Green Treefrog
Hyla eximia  [popup]
Mountain treefrog
Hyla femoralis  [popup]
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa  [popup]
Barking Treefrog
Hyla squirella  [popup] Brown
Squirrel treefrog
Hyla squirella  [popup] Green
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla versicolor  [popup]
Gray treefrog
Hypopachus variolosus  [popup]
Sheep frog
Incilius alvarius  [popup]
Colorado river toad...
Incilius nebulifer  [popup]
Coastal plain toad...
Leptodactylus mystacinus  [popup]
White-lipped frog...
Lithobates areolatus  [popup]
Southern Crawfish Frog...
Lithobates berlandieri  [popup]
Rio Grande Leopard Frog...
Lithobates blairi  [popup]
Plains Leopard Frog...
Lithobates capito  [popup]
Carolina gopher frog...
Lithobates catesbeianus  [popup] female
Bullfrog...
Lithobates catesbeianus  [popup] male
Bullfrog...
Lithobates chiricahuensis  [popup]
Chiricahua Leopard Frog...
Lithobates clamitans  [popup]
Bronze Frog...
Lithobates grylio  [popup]
Pig Frog...
Lithobates heckscheri  [popup]
River Frog...
Lithobates okaloosae  [popup]
Florida Bog Frog...
Lithobates onca  [popup]
Relict leopard frog...
Lithobates palustris  [popup]
Pickerel Frog...
Lithobates pipiens  [popup]
Northern Leopard Frog...
Lithobates septentrionalis  [popup]
Mink Frog...
Lithobates sevosus  [popup]
Dusky gopher frog...
Lithobates sphenocephalus  [popup]
Southern leopard frog...
Lithobates sylvaticus  [popup]
Wood Frog...
Lithobates tarahumarae  [popup]
Tarahumara Frog...
Lithobates virgatipes  [popup]
Carpenter Frog...
Lithobates yavapaiensis  [popup]
Lowland leopard frog...
Osteopilus septentrionalis  [popup]
Cuban treefrog
Pseudacris brachyphona  [popup]
Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris brimleyi  [popup]
Brimley's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina  [popup]
California chorus frog
Pseudacris clarkii  [popup]
Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer  [popup]
Southern spring peeper...
Pseudacris feriarum  [popup]
Upland chorus frog
Pseudacris illinoensis  [popup]
Illinois chorus frog
Pseudacris kalmi  [popup]
New Jersey Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata  [popup]
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita  [popup]
Southern Chorus Frog...
Pseudacris ocularis  [popup]
Little grass frog
Pseudacris ornata  [popup]
Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris regilla  [popup]
Pacific Chorus Frog...
Pseudacris streckeri  [popup]
Streckers chorus frog
Pseudacris triseriata  [popup]
Western Chorus Frog
Rana aurora  [popup]
Northern Red-legged Frog...
Rana boylii  [popup]
Foothill yellow-legged frog
Rana cascadae  [popup]
Cascades frog
Rana luteiventris  [popup]
Columbia Spotted Frog
Rana muscosa  [popup]
Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana pretiosa  [popup]
Oregon spotted frog
Rhinella marina  [popup]
Cane toad...
Rhinophrynus dorsalis  [popup]
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Scaphiopus couchii  [popup]
Couchs Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii  [popup]
Eastern Spadefoot...
Scaphiopus hurterii  [popup]
Hurter's Spadefoot
Smilisca baudinii  [popup]
Mexican Treefrog
Smilisca fodiens  [popup]
Lowland Burrowing Treefrog...
Spea bombifrons  [popup]
Plains spadefoot
Spea hammondii  [popup]
Western Spadefoot
Spea intermontana  [popup]
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata  [popup]
New Mexico Spadefoot


REMAINING (number with state)
Adult size
 More than 40 mm (75)
 Less than 40 mm (46)
 Less than 18 mm (2)
Body bottom color includes
 Other (50)
 Yellow (21)
 Red (5)
Body bottom disc present
 No (58)
 Yes (2)
Body bottom pattern
 Solid (40)
 Light background (36)
 Mottled (27)
 Dark background (2)
 Striped (1)
Body side stripe lower border clearly defined
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Body stripe number
 1, along spine (21)
 2, along sides (12)
 Over 2 (12)
 2, along spine (3)
Body top color contains
 Green (56)
 Yellow (38)
 Brown (28)
 Red (20)
Body top dorsolateral fold
 Absent (82)
 Present (21)
 Extends to groin (5)
 Stops short of groin (4)
 Broken (1)
Body top pattern
 Mottled (60)
 Solid (35)
 Striped (35)
 Spotted (30)
 Cross (1)
Body top spot wart number
 1 (1)
 2 (1)
 3 or more (1)
Body top spots outlined with light
 No (8)
 Yes (2)
Ear patch pattern
 Solid (64)
 Inconspicuous (46)
 Conspicuous (39)
 Light center (12)
 None (10)
 Dark center (3)
Eardrum almost as big as eye
 No (63)
 Yes (37)
Eye bottom with a spot
 No (6)
 Yes (3)
Eye mask present
 No (81)
 Yes (18)
Eye pupil shape
 Oval horizontally (94)
 Elliptical vertically (9)
Eye stripe continues onto body side rear
 No (2)
 Yes (1)
Eye stripe present
 No (74)
 Yes (31)
Groin pattern
 Black spots (1)
 No bold black spots (1)
Head top bump
 No (92)
 Between the eyes (4)
 On snout (1)
Head top bump texture
 Bony (1)
 Fleshy (1)
Head top eye rear ridge
 Absent, weak (83)
 Developed (11)
Head top parietal crest
 Absent (83)
 Low (6)
 Normal (6)
 Developed (5)
Head top parotoid gland
 No (78)
 Yes (25)
Head top parotoid gland more than twice as long as wide
 No parotoid gland (71)
 No (18)
 Yes (8)
Head top parotoid gland shape
 None (39)
 Bean (9)
 Oval (9)
 Round (3)
 Triangular (2)
Head top skin fold
 Absent (98)
 Present (5)
Head top triangle pattern
 None (92)
 Dark (9)
 Light (1)
Leg size
 Long (68)
 Short (34)
Range
 North America WEST (79)
 North America EAST (51)
 Mexico (34)
 Canada (5)
 Panama (1)
Range in Canada
 British Columbia (11)
 Alberta (10)
 Manitoba (9)
 Ontario (9)
 Quebec (9)
 New Brunswick (5)
 Newfoundland (5)
 Northwest Territories (5)
 Nova Scotia (5)
 Saskatchewan (5)
 Labrador (4)
 Yukon (4)
 Prince Edward Island (2)
Range in U.S.A.
 Texas (45)
 Florida (37)
 Georgia (34)
 South Carolina (33)
 Louisiana (32)
 North Carolina (32)
 Oklahoma (31)
 Alabama (30)
 Mississippi (30)
 California (26)
 Missouri (26)
 Virginia (26)
 Arizona (25)
 Arkansas (25)
 New Mexico (25)
 Kansas (24)
 Illinois (23)
 Kentucky (23)
 Tennessee (22)
 Iowa (19)
 Nevada (18)
 Indiana (17)
 Maryland (17)
 Colorado (16)
 Utah (16)
 Delaware (15)
 Minnesota (15)
 New Jersey (15)
 Ohio (15)
 Pennsylvania (15)
 South Dakota (15)
 West Virginia (15)
 Wisconsin (15)
 Nebraska (14)
 New York (14)
 Oregon (14)
 Wyoming (14)
 Montana (13)
 Connecticut (12)
 Idaho (11)
 Massachusetts (11)
 Michigan (11)
 North Dakota (11)
 Rhode Island (11)
 Vermont (11)
 Washington (11)
 Maine (10)
 New Hampshire (10)
 District of Columbia (9)
 Hawaii (4)
 Alaska (1)
Rear foot 3 outermost toe webbed
 No (8)
 Yes (4)
Rear foot 4th toe joints free from web
 Less than 3 (14)
 Three (6)
 More than 3 (4)
Rear foot 4th toe web extends to tip
 No (8)
 Yes (2)
Rear foot bottom tubercle number
 None (72)
 2 (23)
 1 (7)
Rear foot bottom tubercle shape
 Wedge (4)
 Sickle (3)
 Elongated (2)
Rear leg enlarged warts on
 None (14)
 Tibia (7)
 Femur (2)
Rear leg thigh bottom spotted
 No (5)
 Yes (1)
Rear leg top dark marking long axis parallel to leg long axis
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Skin texture
 Relatively smooth (73)
 Rough (23)
Tail present
 No (100)
 Yes (2)
Thigh rear with a dark bar
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Thigh undersurface color
 Green (1)
 White (1)
 Yellow (1)
Toe disc
 None (71)
 Small (22)
 Conspicuous (17)
Toe discs as big as eardrum
 No (9)
 Yes (1)
Toe webbed
 Yes (62)
 No (10)
Tongue rear with paired fleshy projections
 No (28)
 Yes (27)
Upper lip pattern
 Solid (18)
 Light stripe (17)
 Dark spot (5)
 Light spots (5)
Upper lip stripe extends from
 Snout to shoulder (9)
 Eye to shoulder (6)
Warts present
 No (62)
 Yes (43)
Z Blotches on background
 Many (1)
 Virtually absent (1)
Z First toe webbing
 Fully webbed (1)
 Partly webbed (1)
Z Parallel-sided boss
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Z Pigment in groin
 No (1)
 Yes (1)
Z eardrum bigger than eye
 NO (1)
 Yes (1)