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Scaphiopodidae, Microhylidae, Craugastoridae & Family ID

Maya Ressler 10 questions

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  1. 1• True toads
    • Prominent cranial crests
    • Dry warty skin
    • Short forelimbs for hopping and walking
    • Parotoid gland behind large eyes containing a toxin
    • Some snakes have adapted immunity to this toxin and can consume toads
    1. ARanidae
    2. BBufonidae
    3. CMicrohylidae
    4. DCraugastoridae
  2. 2• Tree, Cricket, and Chorus Frogs
    • Paratoid glands absent
    • Small, long limbed, toe pads, short webs between toes
    • Horizontal pupils
    • 7 spp to know
    1. AMicrohylidae
    2. BBufonidae
    3. CHylidae
    4. DRanidae
  3. 3• “True frogs”
    • Free fingers; webbed toes
    • Smooth skin
    • Paratoid glands absent or indistinct • Usually horizontal pupils
    1. AHylidae
    2. BRanidae
    3. CBufonidae
    4. DCraugastoridae
  4. 4• ”Spadefoot frogs”
    • Keratinized spades on hind
    feet
    • Allow burrowing into the dirt
    • Cat-like eyes
    • Desert dwellers
    • 2 spp to know
    • 1 genus
    1. ABufonidae
    2. BScaphiopodidae
    3. CHylidae
    4. DRanidae
  5. 5• “Narrow mouthed frogs”
    • 2 or 3 pallet folds
    • Feed on ants and termites
    • 1 sp to know
    1. ABufonidae
    2. BHylidae
    3. CScaphiopodidae
    4. DMicrohylidae
  6. 6F: [blank_start]Scaphiopodidae[blank_end]
    S: [blank_start]Scaphiopus hurterii[blank_end]
    C: [blank_start]Hurter's spadefoot[blank_end]    Image for question 6
    1. AScaphiopodidae
    2. BScaphiopus hurterii
    3. CHurter's spadefoot
  7. 7F: [blank_start]Scaphiopodidae[blank_end]
    S: [blank_start]Scaphiopus couchii[blank_end]
    C: [blank_start]Couch's spadefoot[blank_end]    Image for question 7
    1. AScaphiopodidae
    2. BScaphiopus couchii
    3. CCouch's spadefoot
  8. 8F: [blank_start]Microhylidae[blank_end]
    S: [blank_start]Gastrophryne olivacea[blank_end]
    C: [blank_start]Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad[blank_end]
    Image for question 8
    1. AMicrohylidae
    2. BGastrophryne olivacea
    3. CGreat Plains narrow-mouthed toad
  9. 9F: [blank_start]Microhylidae[blank_end]
    S: [blank_start]Gastrophryne carolinensis[blank_end]
    C: [blank_start]Eastern narrow-mouthed toad[blank_end]     Image for question 9
    1. AMicrohylidae
    2. BGastrophryne carolinensis
    3. CEastern narrow-mouthed toad
  10. 10F: [blank_start]Craugastoridae[blank_end]
    S: [blank_start]Craugastor augusti[blank_end]
    C: [blank_start]Barking frog[blank_end]     Image for question 10
    1. ACraugastoridae
    2. BCraugastor augusti
    3. CBarking frog

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Quiz on Scaphiopodidae, Microhylidae, Craugastoridae & Family ID, created by Maya Ressler on 06/02/2019.
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