List of amphibians of California

Last updated

Species that are probably extirpated are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Contents

Order Anura

Family Ascaphidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (10332321346).jpg Ascaphus truei Coast tailed frog

Family Bufonidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Bufo-alvarius-coloradokrote.jpg Incilius alvarius Sonoran desert toad *
California Toad (Bufo boreas halophilus) - Flickr - GregTheBusker (1).jpg Anaxyrus boreas halophilus Western toad
Arroyotoadsandiegonwr.jpg Anaxyrus californicus Arroyo toad
Bufo canorus05.jpg Anaxyrus canorus [e] Yosemite toad
Great Plains Toad (15469071105).jpg Anaxyrus cognatus Great Plains toad
Anaxyrus exsul 001.jpg Anaxyrus exsul [e] Black toad
Arizona toad 2 c r.jpg Anaxyrus microscaphus Arizona toad *
Bufo punctatus02.jpg Anaxyrus punctatus Red-spotted toad
1052 woodhouses toad sponseller odfw (4426826537).jpg Anaxyrus woodhousii Woodhouse's toad

Family Hylidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
California tree frog (Pseudacris cadaverina); adult (14045634798).jpg Pseudacris cadaverina California chorus frog
Pseudacris hypochondriaca 348044410.jpg Pseudacris hypochondriaca Southern Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla brown.jpg Pseudacris regilla Northern Pacific chorus frog
180202-FS-Plumas-TH-001 (26674733767).jpg Pseudacris sierra Central Pacific chorus frog

Family Scaphiopodidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Scaphiopus couchii ANRA.jpg Scaphiopus couchii Couch's spadefoot
Spea hammondii 1.jpg Spea hammondii Western spadefoot
Spadefoot pic.jpg Spea intermontana Great Basin spadefoot

Family Ranidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Rana berlandieri.jpg Lithobates berlandieri [i] Rio Grande leopard frog
North-American-bullfrog1.jpg Lithobates catesbeianus [i] American bullfrog
Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (12911428934).jpg Lithobates pipiens Northern leopard frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus adult 1.jpg Lithobates sphenocephalus [i] Southern leopard frog *
Lithobates yavapaiensis 2.jpg Lithobates yavapaiensis Lowland leopard frog *
Rana aurora 6230.JPG Rana aurora Northern red-legged frog
Chellman Rana boylii adult 1.jpg Rana boylii Foothill yellow-legged frog
Cascades Frog (10332361205).jpg Rana cascadae Cascades frog
Rana aurora.jpg Rana draytonii California red-legged frog
Rana Luteiventris.jpg Rana luteiventris Columbia spotted frog *
Chellman Rana muscosa adult female.jpg Rana muscosa [e] Southern mountain yellow-legged frog
Columbiaspottedfrog.jpg Rana pretiosa Oregon spotted frog *
Rana sierrae in Yosemite.jpg Rana sierrae Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog

Family Eleutherodactylidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Coqui en la finca.tiff Eleutherodactylus coqui [i] Common coquí

Family Pipidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Xenopus laevi juillet 2007.jpg Xenopus laevis [i] African clawed frog

Order Caudata

Family Ambystomatidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
California Tiger Salamander.jpg Ambystoma californiense [e] California tiger salamander
Northwest salamander, Cape Meares NWR (5123549519).jpg Ambystoma gracile Northwestern salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum, Plumas County, CA.jpg Ambystoma macrodactylum Long-toed salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium1.jpg Ambystoma mavortium [i] Barred tiger salamander

Family Dicamptodontidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Dicamptodon ensatus 3.jpg Dicamptodon ensatus [e] California giant salamander
Coastal Giant Salamander, Dicamptodon tenebrosus.jpg Dicamptodon tenebrosus Pacific giant salamander

Family Plethodontidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Clouded Salamander, Aneides ferreus.jpg Aneides ferreus Clouded salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus with young (Marshal Hedin).jpg Aneides flavipunctatus Speckled black salamander
Aneides iecanus.png Aneides iecanus Shasta black salamander
Holotype of Aneides klamathensis (cropped).png Aneides klamathensis Klamath black salamander
Aneides lugubris 2.jpg Aneides lugubris Arboreal salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus niger Young one.jpg Aneides niger Santa Cruz black salamander
Aneides vagrans imported from iNaturalist photo 35397895 on 29 September 2019.png Aneides vagrans [e] Wandering salamander
Batrachoseps altasierrae Greenhorn Mountains slender salamander
California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) 2.jpg Batrachoseps attenuatus California slender salamander
Batrachoseps bramei Fairview slender salamander
Inyo Mountains Salamander imported from iNaturalist photo 33477638 on 20 April 2022.jpg Batrachoseps campi [e] Inyo Mountains slender salamander
Batrachoseps diabolicus [e] Hell Hollow slender salamander
Batrachoseps gabrieli.jpg Batrachoseps gabrieli [e] San Gabriel Mountains slender salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis - Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander 03.jpg Batrachoseps gavilanensis [e] Gabilan Mountains slender salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius.jpg Batrachoseps gregarius [e] Gregarious slender salamander
Batrachoseps incognitus.jpg Batrachoseps incognitus [e] San Simeon slender salamander
Batrachoseps kawia.jpg Batrachoseps kawia [e] Sequoia slender salamander
Batrachoseps luciae.jpg Batrachoseps luciae [e] Santa Lucia Mountains slender salamander
Gardenslendersalamander.JPG Batrachoseps major Garden slender salamander
Batrachoseps minor.jpg Batrachoseps minor [e] Lesser slender salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris.jpg Batrachoseps nigriventris [e] Black-bellied slender salamander
Channel Islands Slender Salamander - Flickr - GregTheBusker.jpg Batrachoseps pacificus [e] Channel Islands slender salamander
Batrachoseps regius [e] Kings River slender salamander
Batrachoseps relictus.jpg Batrachoseps relictus [e] Relictual slender salamander
Batrachoseps robustus [e] Kern Plateau slender salamander
Batrachoseps simatus [e] Kern Canyon slender salamander
Batrachoseps-stebbinsi.jpg Batrachoseps stebbinsi [e] Tehachapi slender salamander
Batrachoseps wakei Arguello slender salamander [e]
Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi.jpg Ensatina eschscholtzii Ensatina
Hydromantes brunus.jpg Hydromantes brunus [e] Limestone salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus.jpg Hydromantes platycephalus [e] Mount Lyell salamander
Samwel Shasta Salamander imported from iNaturalist photo 115960586 on 22 December 2021.jpg Hydromantes samweli [e] Samwel Shasta salamander
Hydromantes shastae [e] Shasta salamander
Hydromantes wintu [e] Windu Shasta salamander
Coastal Giant Salamander, Dicamptodon tenebrosus.jpg Plethodon asupak [e] Scott Bar salamander
Plethodon dunni.jpg Plethodon dunni Dunn's salamander
Plethodon elongatus.jpg Plethodon elongatus Del Norte salamander
Plethodon stormi 33477528.jpg Plethodon stormi Siskiyou Mountains salamander

Family Rhyacotritonidae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Rhyacotriton variegatus.jpg Rhyacotriton variegatus Southern torrent salamander

Family Salamandridae

ImageSpeciesCommon name
Rough-Skinned Newt.JPG Taricha granulosa Rough-skinned newt
Red Bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis).jpg Taricha rivularis [e] Red-bellied newt
Taricha torosa sierrae.jpg Taricha sierrae [e] Sierra Nevada newt
Taricha torosa Trabuco Canyon.jpg Taricha torosa [e] California newt