Juvenile and Adult

• Small irregular dark spots with light centers
• Underside of hind legs and lower belly becomes orange-red pinkish with age
• Ridges of skin (dorsolateral folds) along sides of back
• Eyes bright yellow or gold; positioned towards top of head and angled upwards
• Never with light stripe down middle of back
• Background colour: light to dark brown

Body length: up to 10 cm

Call

• Series of quick low-pitched click sounds

Eggs

• Laid in a firm, grapefruit-sized, globular mass, with each egg having a relatively thick jelly layer
• Masses often laid on top of each other

Tadpole

• Eyes located centrally on body as viewed from above
• Spiracle located high on body, in middle of left side as viewed from side
• Tail length up to 2 times body length
• Dark with gold flecking above and iridescent bronze or pale gold below

Range

• Limited to the mountainous and foothills areas of Alberta, including alpine and subalpine regions