Amphibians found in the U.S. State of Colorado include wild salamanders, frogs, and toads.
Image | Species | Common name | Family |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Ambystoma mavortium | Tiger salamander | Ambystomatidae |
Photo | Species | Common name | Family |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Acris blanchardi | Blanchard's cricket frog | Hylidae |
![]() | Dryophytes arenicolor | Canyon treefrog | Hylidae |
![]() | Pseudacris maculata | Boreal chorus frog | Hylidae |
![]() | Gastrophryne olivacea | Great Plains narrowmouth toad* | Microhylidae |
![]() | Lithobates blairi | Plains leopard frog | Ranidae |
![]() | Lithobates catesbeianus | Bullfrog† | Ranidae |
![]() | Lithobates pipiens | Northern leopard frog | Ranidae |
![]() | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood frog | Ranidae |
*Although it bears the common name "toad", Gastrophryne olivacea is taxonomically a frog.
†Bullfrogs are an introduced and invasive species in Colorado.
Image | Species | Common name | Family |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Anaxyrus boreas | Western toad | Bufonidae |
![]() | Anaxyrus cognatus | Great Plains toad | Bufonidae |
![]() | Anaxyrus debilis | Chihuahuan green toad | Bufonidae |
![]() | Anaxyrus punctatus | Red-spotted toad | Bufonidae |
![]() | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's toad | Bufonidae |
![]() | Scaphiopus couchii | Couch's spadefoot | Scaphiopodidae |
![]() | Spea bombifrons | Plains spadefoot | Scaphiopodidae |
![]() | Spea intermontana | Great Basin spadefoot | Scaphiopodidae |
![]() | Spea multiplicata | New Mexico spadefoot | Scaphiopodidae |
Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame is a collaboration between Denver Public Library and Denver Public Schools to honor African American Coloradans who were the first in their field to accomplish a professional goal and/or who have actively supported the African American community while achieving their goal.