1.
Vertical pupils, sickle shaped spade on each hind
foot....................Eastern
Spadefoot Toad
2.
Dry warty skin, large paratoid glands behind eyes........................Fowler's
Toad
3.
Toes have large, disk-like pads that are adhesive....................see
4 - 5
4.
Hind feet fully webbed...................................................Northern
Gray Treefrog
5.
Hind feet not fully webbed; Dark X-shaped mark on
back........................Spring
Peeper
6.
Back covered by rows of spots.......................................see
8 - 9
7.
No spots on back..............................see
10
8.
Color brown to green. Many round dark "leopard-like"
spots on dorsal surface. White spot in the center
of the tympanum...........................................Southern
Leopard Frog
9.
Brown/bronze in color. Two rows of square shaped spots
down back. Yellow and orange coloration behind legs.
This may extend onto the white belly. White line down
dorsolateral ridge....................Pickerel
Frog
10.
Small size; less than 38mm.............................see
12 - 13
11.
Larger size; greater than 38mm in length..............................................see
14
12.
Skin warty; Fully webbed hind feet; Vertical dark
stripe on back of thigh..............Northern
Cricket Frog
13.
Skin smooth, no warts or dark stripe. Hind feet
not fully webbed.............Upland
Chorus Frog
14.
Dorsolateral ridge present.......................see
16 - 17
15.
No dorsolateral ridge present..............................see
18
16.
Color tan to pink. Dark mask behind the eye that ends
behind the tympanum. Dorsolateral ridges from the
eye to the anus. White belly. Toes are not fully webbed.
Males possess swollen thumbs.............Wood
Frog
17.
Color green to brown, sometimes has brown blotches
or spots. White cream colored belly. Males have yellow
throats. Has large tympanum and distinct "dorsolateral
ridges" that run from the head down through the body....................Green
Frog
18.
Color light to dark green, often with mottled brownish
spots. Belly is creamy white. Large external tympanum.
Hind feet completely webbed except for the last joint
of the longest toe.......................Bullfrog