Frogs and Toads of Indiana

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Frogs and Toads of Indiana The following are frogs and toads you might find on a walk in Southern Indiana (but you might want to walk sooner than later!!!)

American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)

Green Frog (Rana clamitans ) Dorsolateral fold runs 2/3 to ¾ length of body

Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens

Southern Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephalus

Pickerel Frog Rana palustrus Dorsolateral fold like leopard but spots are uniform

Wood Frog Rana sylvatica

N.Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) Tiangle on “neck” / head

Grey Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis) Light patch below eye; yellow-orange on inner side of leg

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) “X” on back

Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum

Fowler’s Toad (Bufo fowleri) Cranial crests contact parotid glands

American Toad (Bufo americanus) Amplexus

Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrokii

Southwest and west central IN Crawfish Frog Rana areolota Southwest and west central IN

Dorsolateral fold “broken” / fading Plains Leopard Frog Rana blairi Dorsolateral fold “broken” / fading