Question

The frog pictured above is larger than 1.5 inches and smaller than 6 inches. Use this information, along with the dichotomous key shown and your own observations from the picture, to determine the frog's species name.

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the characteristics given and what the image shows, the species to which the frog corresponds is Bufo boreas.

Explanation:

Options for this question are:

• Bufo marinus .
•  Litoria caerulea .
• Bufo boreas.
• Acris crepitans.

Bufo boreas is a species belonging to the family Bufonidae, very common in North America, constituting an anuro amphibian.

The appearance of B. boreas is that of a thickened and irregular skin, due to multiple warts found on its surface. Additionally it has a stripe or line in its dorsal region, which extends from the head to the tail.

These characteristics, together with the description given, make it possible to establish that B. boreas is the species that can be observed in the picture (see image).