The species list for Herps of Arkansas.
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Toads in Arkansas can often have ambiguous characteristics to distinguish between A. americanus charlesmithi and A. fowerli, or even influence of hybridization with A. woodhousii woodhousii.
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Color variable, though usually a rusty-red. Skin dry with 1-2 warts per dark spot (some individuals without spots). Chest speckled with black. Parotoid gland kidney-shaped and separated from eye ri... More
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Color variable, though usually a rusty-red. Skin dry with 1-2 warts per dark spot (some individuals without spots). Chest speckled with black. Parotoid gland kidney-shaped and separated from eye ri... More
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Color variable, though usually a rusty-red. Skin dry with 1-2 warts per dark spot (some individuals without spots). Chest speckled with black. Parotoid gland kidney-shaped and separated from eye ri... More
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Color variable, though usually shades of brown. Skin dry with 3 or more warts per dark spot. Chest usually plain or with one breast spot. Parotoid gland oval-shaped and touching eye ridge. Call a s... More
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Rare. Highly variable and can change colors, but usually shades of green and/or gray. Toe pads sticky. Skin smooth. Inside of legs yellowish-green. White spot under eye. Call bird-like with 2-5 whi... More
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Rare. Highly variable and can change colors, but usually shades of green and/or gray. Toe pads sticky. Skin smooth. Inside of legs yellowish-green. White spot under eye. Call bird-like with 2-5 whi... More
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Rare with only a couple of confirmed localities in the vicinity of El Dorado. Color green or brown. Light dorsal spots and vague stripe along the side may be present. Toe pads sticky. Skin smooth. ... More
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Color bright green with a prominent white stripe from upper lip to thigh. Toe pads sticky. Skin smooth. Call a duck-like quack.
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Complex of two nearly indistinguishable species: Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor. Highly variable and can change colors, but usually shades of green and/or gray. Toe pads sticky. Skin granula... More
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Species of Gray Treefrog Complex (tetraploid). Highly variable and can change colors, but usually shades of green and/or gray. Toe pads sticky. Skin granular. Inside of legs bright yellowish-orange... More
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Species of Gray Treefrog Complex (diploid). Highly variable and can change colors, but usually shades of green and/or gray. Toe pads sticky. Skin granular. Inside of legs bright yellowish-orange. W... More
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Small. Highly variable in color: browns, grays, greens, etc. and pattern: plain, mottled, etc. Back of head with darker triangular mark, not always obvious. Upper lip with 4-5 dark bars, not always... More
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Rare: only confirmed AR specimens from the vicinity of Pea Ridge, Benton County. Small. Color grays and browns. Dark stripe from snout to groin. Three dark, thin—and usually broken—dorsal stripes. ... More
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Rare. Color grayish or tanish. Dark, irregular dorsal blotches; sometimes very faint or not present. Dark stripe from eye to shoulder. Groin often yellow. Call a metallic tink.
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Rare: only occupies former sand prairies of extreme eastern Clay County. Color grayish or tanish. Dark, irregular dorsal blotches; sometimes very faint or not present. Dark stripe from eye to shoul... More
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Small. Color varying shades of tan and brown. Darker cross pattern on back. Toe pads sticky. Call in early spring a loud peep.
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Small. Color grays and browns. Dark stripe from snout to groin. Three dark, thin—and usually broken—dorsal stripes. Upper lip light. Call a thumb nail raking a plastic comb, from low to high pitch.
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Rare. Small and squat. Light olive gray, sometimes with a few small black specks. Belly plain. Head small and very pointed. Fold of skin behind eyes. Call a short peep followed by an angry bee buzz.
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Small and squat. Mottled brown. Belly mottled black and gray. Head small and very pointed. Fold of skin behind eyes. Call a loud, long, high-pitched baaaw of a dying sheep.
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Color shades of green or brown and always spotted like a leopard. Spots round and random. No dark spot on snout. No distinct spot on tympanum. Light line on upper lip. Dark bars on back legs. Dorso... More
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Color shades of green or brown and always spotted like a leopard. Spots round and random. No dark spot on snout. No distinct spot on tympanum. Light line on upper lip. Dark bars on back legs. Dorso... More
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Rare. Large. Covered in large, dark spots ringed with light borders. Dorsolateral folds. Call a loud, deep snoring hog. Preference to ID as Lithobates areolatus ssp. circulosus; except SW corner... More
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Rare. Large. Covered in large, dark spots ringed with light borders. Dorsolateral folds. Call a loud, deep snoring hog.
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Rare. Large. Covered in large, dark spots ringed with light borders. Dorsolateral folds. Call a loud, deep snoring hog.
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Rare. Background color shades of brown (rarely dominated by greens) and always spotted like a leopard. Spots round and random. Dark spot on snout. Light spot on tympanum. Distinct light line on upp... More
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Very large as adult. Green or brown, usually rather patternless. Tympanum large with fold of skin wrapping around it. Dorsolateral folds absent. Call a low-pitched bellowing bull.
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Very large as adult. Green or bronze, usually rather patternless. Tympanum large. Dorsolateral folds present. Call a loose banjo string.
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Metallic-like sheen. Light gray, tan, or yellowish background with leopard-like dark spots. Spots on back squarish and paired. Dark bars on back legs. Inside thigh yellowish. Dorsolateral fold. Cal... More
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Rare. Tan with a distinctive black mask and light upper lip. Dorsolateral folds. Call a quiet hoarse duck.
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Rare. Color variable, but usually greenish. Two light dorsal lines. Skin moist. Parotoid glands not obvious. Raised bump between and slightly behind eyes. Eye pupils vertically elliptical. Dark spa... More
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Rare. Color variable, but usually brownish. Two light dorsal lines. Skin moist. Parotoid glands not obvious. No raised bump between eyes. Eye pupils vertically elliptical. Dark spade on bottom of f... More
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Rare. Color grayish or bluish with small, red spots. Skin moist. Parotoid glands not obvious. Raised bump between eyes. Eye pupils vertically elliptical. Dark spade on bottom of foot rounded. Call ... More
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Relatively large. Color a wash of brown or gray with lichen-like patterning. Belly black. Head and mouth noticeably small.
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Relatively large. Color a midnight blue to light brown with yellow blotches that form no definite pattern. Belly gray or black with yellow mottling.
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Rare. Relatively large. Color a midnight blue with bold, narrow, yellowish "rings" (that do not extend onto the belly). Belly grayish to yellowish.
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Relatively large. Color a midnight blue with bold, broad, silvery-white crossbands (often forming the appearance of inverse circles). Belly black.
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Rare. Relatively large. Color a wash of brown or gray with lichen-like or flecked patterning. Belly bluish-gray (often with a dark stripe running lengthwise). Head noticeably large.
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Relatively large. Color a midnight blue with two rows of large, yellow spots on body and orangish spots on head. Belly gray.
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Aquatic. Large and eel-like. Four diminutive limbs with three or fewer toes each. External gills absent.
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Rare. Very large. Color grayish with dark blotches. Skin highly wrinkled, especially on sides. Four limbs with five toes on each hind foot. External gills absent.
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Rare "slimy": known in AR only from west of the Ouachita River in extreme southern Arkansas. Color black with star-like flecks of white. Chin and belly light gray. Secretes glue-like slime as defen... More
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Rare "slimy": known in AR only along the AR-OK border of the Ouachita Mountains, including Round Mountain. Color black with star-like flecks of white. Chin and belly gray. Secretes glue-like slime ... More
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Most common and widely distributed "slimy" in AR. Color black with star-like flecks of white. Chin and belly dark gray. Secretes glue-like slime as defense.
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Middorsal stripe reddish, or sometimes yellowish-green, and zigzagged with irregular margins.
