Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Indigenous Species
Introduced Species
Climate of Alabama
Alabama Geography
Wetlands
Important Geographic Units
The Coastal Plain
Lower Coastal Plain
Red Hills
Black Belt
Fall Line Hills
Piedmont
Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Plateaus
Tennessee Valley
Highland Rim
Keys
Alabama Distribution
Conservation and Management
Taxonomy
Frogs and Toads: Anura
Key to the Families of Anura of Alabama
Spadefoots: Family Scaphiopodidae
Eastern Spadefoot: Scaphiopus holbrookii
Key to the Genera of Bufonidae of Alabama
Gulf Coast Toad: Incilius nebulifer
Key to the Species of Anaxyrus of Alabama
Oak Toad: Anaxyrus quercicus
Fowler’s Toad: Anaxyrus fowleri
Southern Toad: Anaxyrus terrestris
Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus americanus americanus
Microhylid Frogs: Family Microhylidae
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad: Gastrophryne carolinensis
Ranid Frogs: Family Ranidae
American Water Frogs: Genus Lithobates
Key to the Species of Lithobates of Alabama
Wood Frog: Lithobates sylvaticus
Pickerel Frog: Lithobates palustris
Green Frog: Lithobates clamitans
Southern Leopard Frog: Lithobates sphenocephalus
Florida and Coastal Plains Leopard Frogs: Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus / Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius
Gopher Frog: Lithobates capito
Dusky Gopher Frog: Lithobates sevosus
Northern Crawfish Frog: Lithobates areolatus circulosus
River Frog: Lithobates heckscheri
Pig Frog: Lithobates grylio
American Bullfrog: Lithobates catesbeianus
Great Caribbean Landfrogs: Family Eleutherodactylidae
Key to the Species of Eleutherodactylus of Alabama
Greenhouse Frog: Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Rio Grande Chirping Frog: Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi
Treefrogs: Family Hylidae
Key to the Genera of Hylidae of Alabama
Key to the Species of Acris of Alabama
Eastern Cricket Frog: Acris crepitans
Southern Cricket Frog: Acris gryllus
Key to the Species of Pseudacris of Alabama
Little Grass Frog: Pseudacris ocularis
Southern Chorus Frog: Pseudacris nigrita
Ornate Chorus Frog: Pseudacris ornata
Spring Peeper: Pseudacris crucifer
Mountain Chorus Frog: Pseudacris brachyphona
Upland Chorus Frog: Pseudacris feriarum
Key to the Species of Dryophytes of Alabama
Cope’s Gray Treefrog: Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Bird-voiced Treefrog: Dryophytes avivoca
Pine Woods Treefrog: Dryophytes femoralis
Pine Barrens Treefrog: Dryophytes andersonii
Squirrel Treefrog: Dryophytes squirella
Green Treefrog: Dryophytes cinerea
Barking Treefrog: Dryophytes gratiosa
Glossary
Photo Credits
Works Cited
About the Authors
Index