List of amphibians of Canada

This is a list of amphibians of Canada .

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild

CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable

NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern

DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated

(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014 ^[1] )

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Order Caudata, salamanders

Genus Aneides

• Wandering salamander – Aneides vagransNT

Genus Ambystoma

• Jefferson salamander – Ambystoma jeffersonianumLC
• Northwestern salamander – Ambystoma gracileLC
• Blue-spotted salamander – Ambystoma lateraleLC
• Spotted salamander – Ambystoma maculatumLC
• Long-toed salamander – Ambystoma macrodactylumLC
• Barred tiger salamander – Ambystoma mavortium
• Small-mouth salamander – Ambystoma texanumLC
• Tiger salamander – Ambystoma tigrinumLC

Genus Desmognathus

• Dusky salamander – Desmognathus fuscusLC
• Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander – Desmognathus ochrophaeusLC

Genus Dicamptodon

• Coastal giant salamander – Dicamptodon tenebrosusLC

Genus Ensatina

• Ensatina – Ensatina eschscholtziiLC

Genus Eurycea

• Northern two-lined salamander – Eurycea bislineataLC

Genus Gyrinophilus

• Spring salamander – Gyrinophilus porphyriticusLC

Genus Hemidactylium

• Four-toed salamander – Hemidactylium scutatumLC

Genus Necturus

• Common mudpuppy – Necturus maculosusLC

Genus Notophthalmus

• Eastern newt – Notophthalmus viridescensLC

Genus Plethodon

• Red-backed salamander – Plethodon cinereusLC
• Coeur d’Alene salamander – Plethodon idahoensisLC
• Western redback salamander – Plethodon vehiculumLC

Genus Taricha

• Rough-skinned newt – Taricha granulosaLC

Order Anura, frogs and toads

Genus Acris

• Blanchard's cricket frog – Acris crepitans blanchardiLC

Genus Ascaphus

• Coastal tailed frog – Ascaphus trueiLC
• Rocky Mountain tailed frog – Ascaphus montanusLC

Genus Bufo or Anaxyrus

• American toad – Anaxyrus americanusLC
• Western toad – Anaxyrus boreasNT
• Great Plains toad – Anaxyrus cognatusLC
• Fowler's toad – Anaxyrus fowleriLC
• Canadian toad – Anaxyrus hemiophrysLC

Genus Hyla

• Cope's gray treefrog – Hyla chrysoscelisLC
• Gray treefrog – Hyla versicolorLC

Genus Rana

• Northern red-legged frog – Rana auroraLC
• Cascades frog – Rana cascadaeNT
• Columbia spotted frog – Rana luteiventrisLC
• Oregon spotted frog – Rana pretiosaVU

Genus Lithobates

• American bullfrog – Lithobates catesbeianusLC
• Northern green frog – Lithobates clamitansLC
• Pickerel frog – Lithobates palustrisLC
• Northern leopard frog – Lithobates pipiensLC
• Mink frog – Lithobates septentrionalisLC
• Wood frog – Lithobates sylvaticusLC

Genus Pseudacris

• Spring peeper – Pseudacris cruciferLC
• Boreal chorus frog – Pseudacris maculataLC
• Pacific tree frog – Pseudacris regillaLC
• Western chorus frog – Pseudacris triseriataLC

Genus Spea

• Plains spadefoot toad – Spea bombifronsLC
• Great Basin spadefoot – Spea intermontanaLC

References

1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

• Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia, Source: Matsuda, Green and Gregory (The Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia)
• Amphibians & Reptiles of Canada, CARCNET - RÉCCAR
• Amphibians Species of Canada, Amphibians Canada