Handbook of Larval Amphibians of the United States and Canada.

HANDBOOK OF LARVAL AMPHIBIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Background and Scope -- The Amphibian Fauna -- Salamanders, Newts, and Waterdogs -- Frogs and Toads -- The Amphibian Life Cycle -- Developmental Categories -- Eggs -- Key to Eggs -- Embryos and Hatchlings -- Key to Genera of Embryonic and Hatchling Amphibians -- Larvae -- Order Caudata: Salamanders and Relatives -- Key to Larval and Larviform Salamanders -- Taxonomic Accounts -- Ambystomatidae (Mole and Giant Salamanders) -- Ambystoma annulatum (Ringed Salamander) -- Ambystoma barbouri (Streamside Salamander) -- Ambystoma cingulatum (Frosted Flatwoods Salamander), A. bishopi (Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander) -- Ambystoma californiense (California Tiger Salamander) -- Ambystoma gracile (Northwestern Salamander) -- Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Jefferson Salamander), A. laterale (Blue-spotted Salamander) -- Ambystoma mabeei (Mabee's Salamander) -- Ambystoma macrodactylum (Long-toed Salamander) -- Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) -- Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander) -- Ambystoma talpoideum (Mole Salamander) -- Ambystoma texanum (Small-mouthed Salamander) -- Ambystoma tigrinum (Eastern Tiger Salamander), A. mavortium (Western Tiger Salamander) -- Dicamptodon aterrimus (Idaho Giant Salamander), D. copei (Cope's Giant Salamander), D. ensatus (California Giant Salamander), D. tenebrosus (Coastal Giant Salamander) -- Amphiumidae (Amphiumas) -- Amphiuma means (Two-toed Amphiuma), A. pholeter (One-Toed Amphiuma), A. tridactylum (Three-toed Amphiuma) -- Cryptobranchidae (Hellbenders) -- Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Hellbender) -- Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders) -- Desmognathus auriculatus (Southern Dusky Salamander) -- Desmognathus brimleyorum (Ouachita Dusky Salamander).

Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander), D. fuscus (Northern Dusky Salamander), D. planiceps (Flat-headed Salamander) -- Desmognathus marmoratus (Shovel-nosed Salamander) -- Desmognathus monticola (Seal Salamander) -- Desmognathus ochrophaeus group: D. abditus (Cumberland Dusky Salamander), D. apalachicolae (Apalachicola Dusky Salamander), D. carolinensis (Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander), D. imitator (Imitator Salamander), D. ochrophaeus (Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander), D. ocoee (Ocoee Salamander), D. orestes (Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander) -- Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Black-bellied Salamander), D. folkertsi (Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander) -- Desmognathus santeetlah (Santeetlah Dusky Salamander) -- Desmognathus welteri (Black Mountain Salamander) -- Eurycea aquatica (Brown-backed Salamander), E. bislineata (Northern Two-lined Salamander), E. cirrigera (Southern Two-lined Salamander), E. junaluska (Junaluska Salamander), E. wilderae (Blue Ridge Two linedSalamander) -- Eurycea chisholmensis (Salado Salamander), E. naufragia (Georgetown Salamander), E. tonkawae (Jollyville Plateau Salamander) -- Eurycea latitans (Cascade Caverns Salamander), E. tridentifera (Comal Blind Salamander), E. troglodytes (Valdina Farms Salamander) -- Eurycea longicauda (Long-tailed Salamander), E. guttolineata (Three-lined Salamander) -- Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander) -- Eurycea multiplicata (Many-ribbed Salamander) -- Eurycea nana (San Marcos Salamander) -- Eurycea neotenes (Texas Salamander), E. pterophila (Fern Bank Salamander) -- Eurycea quadridigitata (Dwarf Salamander), E. chamberlaini (Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander) -- Eurycea rathbuni (Texas Blind Salamander), E. robusta (Blanco Blind Salamander), E. waterlooensis (Austin Blind Salamander) -- Eurycea sosorum (Barton Springs Salamander) -- Eurycea spelaea (Grotto Salamander).

Eurycea tynerensis (Oklahoma Salamander) -- Eurycea wallacei (Georgia Blind Salamander) -- Gyrinophilus gulolineatus (Berry Cave Salamander), G. palleucus (Tennessee Cave Salamander), G. subterraneus (West Virginia Spring Salamander) -- Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander) -- Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander) -- Pseudotriton montanus (Mud Salamander) -- Pseudotriton ruber (Red Salamander) -- Stereochilus marginatus (Many-lined Salamander) -- Urspelerpes brucei (Patch-nosed Salamander) -- Proteidae (Mudpuppy and Waterdogs) -- Necturus alabamensis (Black Warrior River Waterdog) -- Necturus beyeri (Gulf Coast Waterdog) -- Necturus lewisi (Neuse River Waterdog) -- Necturus maculosus (Mudpuppy) -- Necturus punctatus (Dwarf Waterdog) -- Rhyacotritonidae (Torrent Salamanders) -- Rhyacotriton cascadae (Cascades Torrent Salamander), R. kezeri (Columbia Torrent Salamander), R. olympicus (Olympic Torrent Salamander), R. variegatus (Southern Torrent Salamander) -- Salamandridae (Newts) -- Notophthalmus meridionalis (Black-spotted Newt) -- Notophthalmus perstriatus (Striped Newt) -- Notophthalmus viridescens (Eastern Newt) -- Taricha granulosa (Rough-skinned Newt) -- Taricha rivularis (Red-bellied Newt) -- Taricha torosa (California Newt), T. sierra (Sierra Newt) -- Sirenidae (Dwarf Sirens and Sirens) -- Pseudobranchus axanthus (Southern Dwarf Siren), P. striatus (Northern Dwarf Siren) -- Siren intermedia (Lesser Siren) -- Siren lacertina (Greater Siren) -- Order Anura: Frogs and Toads -- Key to Tadpoles -- Taxonomic Accounts -- Bufonidae (Toads) -- Anaxyrus americanus (American Toad), A. houstonensis (Houston Toad) -- Anaxyrus boreas (Western Toad), A. exsul (Black Toad), A. nelsoni (Amargosa Toad) -- Anaxyrus canorus (Yosemite Toad) -- Anaxyrus cognatus (Great Plains Toad).

Anaxyrus debilis (Green Toad), A. retiformis (Sonoran Green Toad) -- Anaxyrus fowleri (Fowler's Toad) -- Anaxyrus hemiophrys (Canadian Toad), A. baxteri (Wyoming Toad) -- Anaxyrus microscaphus (Arizona Toad), A. californicus (Arroyo Toad) -- Anaxyrus punctatus (Red-spotted Toad) -- Anaxyrus quercicus (Oak Toad) -- Anaxyrus speciosus (Texas Toad) -- Anaxyrus terrestris (Southern Toad) -- Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad) -- Incilius alvaria (Sonoran Desert Toad) -- Incilius nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad) -- Rhinella marina (Cane Toad) -- Dendrobatidae (Dart-poison Frogs) -- Dendrobates auratus (Green and Black Dart-poison Frog) -- Hylidae (Treefrogs and relatives) -- Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), A. crepitans (Northern Cricket Frog) -- Acris gryllus (Southern Cricket Frog) -- Hyla andersonii (Pine Barrens Treefrog) -- Hyla arenicolor (Canyon Treefrog) -- Hyla avivoca (Bird-voiced Treefrog) -- Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) -- Hyla femoralis (Pine Woods Treefrog) -- Hyla gratiosa (Barking Treefrog) -- Hyla squirella (Squirrel Treefrog) -- Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog), H. versicolor (Gray Treefrog) -- Hyla wrightorum (Mountain Treefrog) -- Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban Treefrog) -- Pseudacris brachyphona (Mountain Chorus Frog) -- Pseudacris brimleyi (Brimley's Chorus Frog) -- Pseudacris cadaverina (California Chorus Frog) -- Pseudacris clarkii (Spotted Chorus Frog) -- Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) -- Pseudacris ocularis (Little Grass Frog) -- Pseudacris ornata (Ornate Chorus Frog) -- Pseudacris regilla (Northern Pacific Treefrog), P. hypochondriaca (Baja California Treefrog), P. sierra (Sierran Treefrog) -- Pseudacris streckeri (Strecker's Chorus Frog), P. illinoensis (Illinois Chorus Frog).

Pseudacris triseriata group: P. feriarum (Upland Chorus Frog), P. fouquettei (Cajun Chorus Frog), P. kalmi (New Jersey Chorus Frog), P. maculata (Boreal Chorus Frog), P. nigrita (Southern Chorus Frog), P. triseriata (Western Chorus Frog) -- Smilisca baudinii (Mexican Treefrog) -- Smilisca fodiens (Lowland Burrowing Treefrog) -- Leiopelmatidae (Tailed Frogs) -- Ascaphus montanus (Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog), A. truei (Coastal Tailed Frog) -- Leptodactylidae (White-lipped Frogs) -- Leptodactylus fragilis (Mexican White-lipped Frog) -- Microhylidae (Small-mouthed Toads and Sheep Frog) -- Gastrophryne carolinensis (Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad) -- Gastrophryne olivacea (Western Narrow-mouthed Toad) -- Hypopachus variolosus (Northern Sheep Frog) -- Pipidae (Tongueless Frogs) -- Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog) -- Ranidae (True Frogs) -- Glandirana rugosa (Japanese Wrinkled Frog) -- Lithobates areolatus (Crawfish Frog), L. capito (Gopher Frog), L. sevosus (Dusky Gopher Frog) -- Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog) -- Lithobates blairi (Plains Leopard Frog) -- Lithobates catesbeianus (American Bullfrog) -- Lithobates chiricahuensis (Chiricahua Leopard Frog) -- Lithobates clamitans (Green Frog) -- Lithobates grylio (Pig Frog) -- Lithobates heckscheri (River Frog) -- Lithobates okaloosae (Florida Bog Frog) -- Lithobates onca (Relict Leopard Frog), L. fisheri (Vegas Valley Leopard Frog) -- Lithobates palustris (Pickerel Frog) -- Lithobates pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog), L. sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog), Lithobates sp. nov. -- Lithobates septentrionalis (Mink Frog) -- Lithobates sylvaticus (Wood Frog) -- Lithobates tarahumarae (Tarahumara Frog) -- Lithobates virgatipes (Carpenter Frog) -- Lithobates yavapaiensis (Lowland Leopard Frog) -- Rana aurora (Northern Red-legged Frog), R. draytonii (California Red-legged Frog).

Rana boylii (Foothill Yellow-legged Frog).

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