MORE AMPHIBIAN STUFF Flashcards
Which frogs are winter breeders only?
Ornate chorus frog, Spring peeper, Southern leopard frog (?)
How many toes do members of family proteidae have on each limb?
Four
What is unique about both amphibians with “Dwarf” in their common names?
Abnormal amounts of toes. Dwarf salamander has four on hind legs, Southern Dwarf Siren has three on front legs
Why do frogs call?
To attract mates and warn other males
True or False: frog calls are species-specific
True
In what season do most frogs breed?
Summer
Why did some of the results from caecilian diet dna sequencing not make any sense?
Errors by technology in finding closest matches
How many species of aquatic caecilian are there?
At least two
How were scientists able to determine the species of the invasive caecilians in the tamiami canal?
Cloacal disk
How are cuban treefrogs sexually dimorphic?
The female is much larger than the male
How are american bullfrogs sexually dimorphic?
Tympanum larger in males
How did the northwestern salamander reach Florida?
Straggler on a christmas tree in Fort Lauderdale
Where were the vast majority of Puerto Rican Coqui frogs contained while they were still breeding in Florida?
Confined to greenhouses in Homestead
What is the cane toad’s nickname?
Bufo
Which frogs are most impacted by predation from the Cuban Treefrog?
Squirrel treefrogs
What organization/business is responsible for the vast majority of invasive amphibians in Florida?
Strictly Reptiles
How is a glacial cycle divided up?
90k years of ice formation, 10k of melting
What is the german term adapted by paleontologists for extremely fossil rich areas?
Lagerstatten
Where are members of family sirenidae unique to?
Southeast USA
What amphibian did Dr. Johnson do his PHD work on?
Striped newt
How was the first georgia blind salamander discovered?
It came out of a well pumping water from the aquifer where it resided
Where is the epicenter of plethodontidae in America?
The Appalachians
Which three ranids have dorsolateral folds?
Gopher, Southern Leopard, Bronze
Which three ranids do not have dorsolateral folds?
American Bull, River, Pig
