Rana sylvatica

Wood Frog

Male

Only masked frog in RI

Rana sylvatica

Wood Frog

Female

obligate to vernal pools

Ambystoma maculatum

Spotted Salamander

most common salamander in RI

Ambystoma opacum

Marbled salamander

Sexing: Males have swollen, square cloacal glands during breeding season

Females have rounded cloaca

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Pseudacris crucifer

Spring Peeper

~1 inch long

high-pitched call

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Bufo americanus

American Toad

can vary in color, identify by warty dorsum

Notophthamlus viridescens

Red-Spotted Newt

1. Adult 

2. Eft (additional terrestrial life stage)

3. Males spotted w/ black pads during breeding season

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Rana clamitans melanota

Green Frog

aquatic frog

1. Adult male

2. adult female

3. black and white egg masses

4. tadpole

to differentiate from bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), look for dorsolateral ridge in adults

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Rana catesbeiana

American Bullfrog

aquatic frog

NO dorsolateral folds

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Hyla versicolor

Gray Treefrog

Note distinctive ventral coloration

blend well with lichen covered trees

Clemmys guttata

Spotted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Painted turtle

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Chelydra serptentina

Common Snapping turtle

Terrapene carolina

Box Turtle

Thamnophis sirtalis

Garter Snake

Thamnophis sauritus

Eastern Ribbon Snake

Nerodia sipedon

Northern Water Snake