Missouri Frogs

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Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus americanus If you find one that exceeds 3 1/2 inches, it is most likely a female. Only 1 or 2 warts per blotch. Some are really red in coloration.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Fowler's Toad Anaxyrus fowleri Note the multiple warts inside a single dark spot.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	American Bullfrog Lithobatus catesbeianus or Rana catesbeianus The forth back toe isn't webbed nor are the forelimbs. Males have yellow throats and are smaller then females.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Great Plains Frog Anaxyrus cognatus Look for green or dark brown blotches encircled with white or tan. Carnal ridges form a V. Parotid glands are small.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata The upper lip is normally white. A dark spot exists between the eyes.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis No tympanum or webbing. Burrows underground.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Illinois Chorus Frog Pseudacris Illinoensis Tan to tannish grey with dark brown or grey markings. They have a V between their eyes and a mark under them. Froglets are dull grey.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus Distinguished by the dark street near its eye. They can be grey, red, green, or brown with females being slightly brighter.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Northern Crawfish Frog Lithobates Areolatus circulosus Head is disproportionately large. Color varies from light tan to light grey, spots may be dark brown, grey or nearly black. The spots are Giraffe-like in some opinion.
Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)	Grey Treefrog Hyla versicolor They can change colors from grey to green. They can change from nearly black to nearly white. Females have white throats and do not call. There is a light spot under each eye. The back of their legs are yellow or orange.
Image: 5691546739 7dcda2025a B (image/jpeg)	Southern Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephalus or Rana sphenocephala Measures about 2 to 3.5 inches. It has a light line along its upper jaw, light spot on its tympanum. They prefer shallow fresh water.
Image: Pickerelfrog (image/jpeg)	Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris or Rana palustris Toxic secretions are irritating! 2-4 inches long. Look for 2 rows of dark-squarish spots running down its back. Has a dark green and brown color.
Image: Easternspadefoot2 (image/jpeg)	Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrookii Skin is smoother and moister then other toads. Coloration is tan or yellowish to dark brown, without bold spots. They have yellow eyes with cat-like pupils. 2 lines descending from behind the eyes.
Image: 4513466270 84fb6dfa22 O (image/jpeg)	American Green Treefrog Hyla Cinerea It is green with a white, yellow or iridescent stripe along each side of the body. The length of these stripes varies and may not be present at all. Additionally, yellow flecks are often found on the dorsum of some individuals.
Image: Matthew Beziat 34826088401 315c00a0b7 B (image/jpeg)	Northern Green Frog Lithobates clamitans melanota or Rana clamitans melanota Similar to Bullfrogs, but is smaller and has a ridge from the eye to midbody. Color varies from green to greenish tan to brown, but the upper lip and head are usually green. Adult males have a bright yellow throat.
Image: Northernleopardfrog (image/jpeg)	Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens or Rana pipiens It reaches 4.3 inches. It varies from green to brown in color, with large, dark, circular spots on its back, sides, and legs, each spot is normally bordered by a lighter ring.
Image: Plains Leopard Frog (image/jpeg)	Plains Leopard Frog Lithobates blairi or Rana blairi A light tan color with greenish brown or brown spots that are not circled with white.
Image: Dsc 4385 (image/jpeg)	Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer It can be gray, tan, pinkish or light brown and has a dark X spot on its back, darkness depends on color. A dark line runs across the top of its head between the eyes.
Image: 9269019897 A8f267f039 (image/jpeg)	Cajun Chorus Frog Pseudacris fouquettei Call is like rubbing your nail on a plastic comb. Lives in southeast Missouri, rare. It has three dark stripes down its back and a white stripe along its upper lip. Distinguishable from Upland Chorus Frog by range and genetics. It's stripes can be broken and appear as spots.
Image: Sp Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris Feriarum Feriarum)002 (image/jpeg)	Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum It is gray or tan with dark dorsal stripes that are narrow or broken into a series of dashes or spots, although some lack stripes entirely. They are nocturnal and very rarely seen outside of breeding season, during which males will have a dark throat. They live in the boothill of Missouri.
Image: Northern Leopard Frog02 (image/jpeg)	Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens or Rana pipiens A pair of parallel dorsolateral folds starting from the back of the eye and down the back, these folds are often lighter or pinkish in color. Found only in northwestern Missouri.
Image: Spring Peeper004 (image/jpeg)	Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer There are dark bars on its legs. Croaks are very loud and the first signs of spring. 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches in size.
Image: 4494698687 007e090d6a Z (image/jpeg)	Plains Leopard Frog Lithobates blairi or Rana blairi A ridge of skin along each side of the back is broken toward the hind end, with a small section at the rear raised toward the back, this distinguishes it from other leopard frogs.

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