Bullfrog
(Rana catesbeiana)

Large, predacious, and solitary describe the bullfrog. They are usually wary by day but rather easily approached at night.

(Photo by Linda Hobbs)

Southern Toad
(Bufo terrestris)

This is the common backyard toad in South Alabama. Although active diurnally during overcast or rainy weather, the Southern Toad is primarily nocturnal in its activity patterns.

(Photo by Lisa Turner Floyd) 

Southern Toad
(Bufo terrestris)

This is the most common toad in the Lower Coastal Plain. Breeding is confined mostly to we-weather periods form mid-March to late May. Breeding may occur in small permanent ponds, woodland pools, or flooded depressions.

(Photo by Leslie Goldberg)

Green Treefrog
(Hyla cinerea)

During the day Green Treefrogs are commonly seen hunkered down, legs drawn tightly to the body and eyes closed, on the foliage of broad-leafed plants. At night they hunt and call.

Spotted Salamander
(Ambystoma maculatum)

The Spotted Salamander is associated with hardwood forests and woodlands. They are persistent burrowers and are usually seen only for a few days each year in the winter on breeding migrations.