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Latin Name:Anaxyrus americanusLocations Found:MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NLCharacteristics:It is a medium-sized toad with a stout body and a bumpy, warty skin. It has the ability to change color, depending on its surroundings and temperature. It can range from light brown to dark green or gray, helping it blend in and stay hidden from predators. -
Latin Name:Pseudacris maculataLocations Found:YK, NWT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ONCharacteristics:The Boreal Chorus Frog is a small amphibian with smooth skin, and a rounded snout. Its coloration varies from green to gray or brown depending on its surroundings and temperature, providing effective camouflage in its natural habitat.
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Latin Name:Hyla chrysoscelisLocations Found:MB, ONCharacteristics:These treefrogs have a remarkable ability to change color, ranging from gray to green or brown, allowing them to blend in with their surroundings. They have distinctive, bright yellow or golden patches on their thighs, which serve as a unique identifier. They have a compact and robust body, with adhesive pads on their toes that enable them to climb and cling to various surfaces, including trees, vegetation, and even windows.
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Latin Name:Hyla versicolorLocations Found:SK, MB, ON, QC, NBCharacteristics:Gray Treefrogs have smooth skin that can change color depending on their surroundings and temperature. They can range from shades of gray to green or brown, allowing them to blend seamlessly with their environment and providing excellent camouflage. Their large, round eyes contribute to their charming appearance.
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Latin Name:Lithobates clamitansLocations Found:BC, MB, ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS, NLCharacteristics:Green Frogs have a plump and sturdy body with smooth skin. They are typically green or brown in color, often with darker spots or patterns on their back. They have a prominent fold of skin along the sides that extends from behind the eye to the hind legs.
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Latin Name:Lithobates septentrionalisLocations Found:MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NLCharacteristics:Mink Frogs have a distinctive appearance with mottled brown or olive-green skin coloration, which helps them blend in with their surroundings. They have dark markings on their bodies, creating a speckled or blotched pattern. The skin may also have small warts or bumps. Their eyes are large and protrude slightly from the head.
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Latin Name:Rana auroraLocations Found:BCCharacteristics:These frogs have smooth and moist skin that can vary in color from shades of brown to green. They often have dark blotches or speckles on their bodies, which provide excellent camouflage in their natural habitats. The undersides of their hind legs have a reddish coloration, giving them their name.
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Latin Name:Rana pretiosaLocations Found:BCCharacteristics:These frogs have a rounded body shape with smooth skin. They have a brown or greenish-brown coloration with dark spots covering their back, sides, and legs. The spots can vary in size and shape, and some individuals may have fewer spots.
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Latin Name:Pseudacris regillaLocations Found:BCCharacteristics:Pacific Tree Frogs exhibit a wide range of colors and patterns. They can be green, brown, tan, or even reddish. Their bodies are small and compact, with a smooth and moist skin. They have round eyes with vertical pupils and a distinctive dark mask-like pattern that extends from their eyes to their shoulders. They also have adhesive toe pads that enable them to climb trees and plants.
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Latin Name:Lithobates palustrisLocations Found:ON, QC, NB, NSCharacteristics:Pickerel Frogs have a unique and striking appearance. They have a dark brown or greenish-brown background color on their smooth skin. Their skin is covered with irregular rectangular-shaped spots or squares that vary in shades of brown or black. These spots are often outlined by a lighter border, giving them a distinctive pattern. The frogs also have bright yellow or orange coloring on their inner thighs.
