American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Family Bufonidae

(1 or 2 warts in rings, speckled chest)

Fowler's Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

Family Bufonidae

(3+ warts in rings, no speckling on chest)

Gray Treefrog

Hyla versicolor

Family Hylidae

(light gray blotch on back, light spot below eye)

Western Chorus Frog

Pseudacris triseriata

Family Hylidae

(stripes along length of back)

Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

Family Hylidae

(very small; light X on back)

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

 Family Ranidae

(randomly dispersed spots on back, disorganized stripes on legs)

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

 Family Ranidae

(two even rows of spots along length of back, uniform stripping on legs)

Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeiana

Family Ranidae

(largest frog; round, smooth back)

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Family Ranidae

(two ridges run the length of its back)

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvatica

Family Ranidae

(Black eye bands)

Mudpuppy

Necturus maculosus

Family Proteidae

(external red bushy gills)

Hellbender

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Family Crytobranchidae

(wrinkled skin, single gill slit, grows very large)

Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

Family Ambystomatidae

(neat rows of yellow spots on black)

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum

Family Ambystomatidae

(random yellow spotting on dark skin, some variations have stripped pattern; large eyes)

Jefferson Salamander

Ambystoma jeffersonianum

Family Ambystomatidae

(very long toes)

Small-Mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma texanum

Family Ambystomatidae

(small head, mouth, and toes)

Eastern Red-Spotted Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Family Salamandridae

(young are terrestrial with red-spotted coloring, adults are aquatic with olive spotted coloring and a keeled-tail)

Northern Red Salamander

Pseudotriton ruber

Family Plethodontidae

(bright red with black spots)

Northern Slimy Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus

Family Plethodontidae

(Black with white spotting, ours have white feet)

Northern Red-Backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Family Plethodontidae

(Dark brown with large red band going down length of back, some have a complete red toned body)

Mountain Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus ochrophaeus

Family Plethodontidae

(broad line going down length of back, light line going from eye to corner of mouth)

Northern Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus fuscus

Family Plethodontidae

(wedge tail, large hind legs, more yellow than mountain dusky)

Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Eurycea bislineata

Family Plethodontidae

(two dark lines going down the length of the body, variations include black/brown and yellow/brown)

Long-Tailed Salamander

Eurycea longicauda

Family Plethodontidae

(Tail length is longer than body length)