Amphibians

Frogs

There are two primary sources of information on North American frogs and Toads

An online Guide of Amphibians in the United States and Canada - United States Geological Survey

and

eNature.com

Clicking on either of these sites listed above will open that website in a separate browser widow. Both sites have their specific strengths, although the eNature site based on the Audobon Fieldguide of the Reptiles and Amphibians has a more complete listing of the species. We have also put together a checklist of all of the North American species with links to each of the species based on the checklist proposed by the Center for North American Herpetology:

Checklist of the North American Frogs

Other Notable Frog and Toad Websites

Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network. A marvelous site on the frogs and salamanders of Canada. There are pages on all of the frogs and salamanders of Canada with photographs, biologies, distributions, and calls (for the frogs, of course). You can take as general tour by province, or identifying your specimens with their key. There is information about amphibian biology and a test your can take. Highly recommended.

Tree of Life - Frogs. D. Cannatella, L. Ford, and L. Bockstanz. This site is very comprehensive building on a framework of the phylogeny of the frogs. You can find photographs of the major groups along with general information and detailed information on the systematics of the frogs.

Nova Scotia Frogs. A wonderful site with information about, and photographs of, the frogs of Nova Scotia. The site has information on each species, its biology, and identification and the figures show variation in each species.

A Thousand Friends of Frogs: Frog Facts. Center for Global Environmental Education. Figures of, and information on, the frogs of Minnesota with interesting facts about frogs and toads.

Herps of Texas. Lori Bockstanz, Texas Memorial Museum. An extensive gallery of photographs, information, and sounds for the frogs and toads of Texas.

Animal Diversity Web. Museum of Natural History, University of Michigan. Photographs of, and information on, species of frogs, many of them from North America.

NatureSound Studio. Lang Elliot. NatureSound Studies produces cd-roms with bird and frog songs with other nature sounds. The site includes a wonderful selection of bird and frog songs as an example of their work. You will need the Real Player plugin to listen, but you can download it from the site.