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NO YES Western Toad Bufo boreas Does the frog have parotoid glands and tough warts on skin? Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris regilla Does the frog have prominent adhesive toepads on the front feet? Red-legged Frog Rana aurora Is the frog brown with a black facial mask with red on the inner thighs? Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana YES Green Frog Rana clamitans Does the frog have a prominent dorso- lateral fold? Both introduced species are brownish olive green with ear membranes larger than diameter of the eye. Males of both species have bright yellow throats during the breeding season. NO YES YES NO YES YES YES Does the frog have a skin fold following the shape of the eardrum? YES IDENTIFICATION KEY FROGS AND TOADS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

IDENTIFICATION KEY...NO YES Western Toad Bufo boreas Does the frog have parotoid glands and tough warts on skin? Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris regilla Does the frog have prominent adhesive

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  • NO

    YESWestern ToadBufo boreas

    Does the frog have parotoid glands and tough warts on skin?

    Pacific TreefrogPseudacris regilla

    Does the frog have prominent adhesive toepads on the front feet?

    Red-legged FrogRana aurora

    Is the frog brown with a black facial mask with red on the inner thighs?

    BullfrogRana catesbeiana

    YES

    Green FrogRana clamitans

    Does the frog have a prominent dorso-lateral fold?

    Both introduced species are brownish olive green with ear membraneslarger than diameter of the eye. Males of both species have bright yellow

    throats during the breeding season.

    NO

    YESYES

    NO

    YESYES

    YES

    Does the frog have a skin fold followingthe shape of the eardrum?

    YES

    IDENTIF IC ATION KEY

    FROGS AND TOADS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND