Juvenile and Adult

• Large reddish-brown warts often set in dark blotches
• Raised oval-shaped parotoid gland behind each eye
• Two small, rounded projections (tubercles) on underside of each hind foot
• May have light stripe down middle of back
• Lacks ridges (cranial crests) on top of head
• Background colour: olive-green, red, brown to almost black

Body length: up to 13 cm

Call

• Quiet series of soft whistles or chirping sounds; some individuals may not call

Eggs

• Laid in strings of one to three rows of eggs

Tadpole

• Eyes located centrally on body as viewed from above
• Spiracle located high on body, in middle of left side as viewed from side
• Small individuals throughout range and large individuals in most parts of range appear entirely black; tail muscle dark
• Commonly form closely packed schools that appear as dense mats in shallow water

Range

• Found primarily in the northern and western portions of the province, occupying the boreal forest, foothills, sub-alpine, and alpine environments
• Largely absent from the drier southern and eastern areas of the province, although has been observed as far east as Lac La Biche