Amphibians found in the U.S. State of Colorado include wild salamanders, frogs, and toads.
Image | Species | Common name | Family |
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Ambystoma mavortium | Tiger salamander | Ambystomatidae | |
Photo | Species | Common name | Family |
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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 |
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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 | |
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