List of amphibians of Northern America

This is a checklist of amphibians found in Northern America, based mainly on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also for example in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site. ^[4] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States
* alien species

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

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 are current as of March 5, 2014 ^[5] )

and Endangered Species Act:

E – endangered, T – threatened

XN, XE – experimental nonessential or essential population

E(S/A), T(S/A) – endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance

(the data are current as of March 28, 2014 ^[6] )

Order: Urodela

Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum

Northern zigzag salamander, Plethodon dorsalis

Suborder: Cryptobranchoidea

Family: Cryptobranchidae

Hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensisNT
(Ozark hellbender, C. a. bishopi: E)

Suborder: Salamandroidea

Family: Salamandridae

Subfamily: Pleurodelinae

Eastern newts

Black-spotted newt, Notophthalmus meridionalisEN

Striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatusNT

Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescensLC

Pacific newts

Rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosaLC

Red-bellied newt, Taricha rivularisLC

Sierra newt, Taricha sierraeLC

California newt, Taricha torosaLC

Family: Plethodontidae

Subfamily: Plethodontinae

Web-toed salamanders

Limestone salamander, Hydromantes brunusVU

Mount Lyell salamander, Hydromantes platycephalusLC

Samwel Shasta salamander, Hydromantes samweli ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Shasta salamander, Hydromantes shastaeVU

Wintu Shasta salamander, Hydromantes wintu ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Climbing salamanders

Green salamander, Aneides aeneusNT

Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, Aneides caryaensis ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Clouded salamander, Aneides ferreusNT

Speckled black salamander, Aneides flavipunctatusNT and: ^{[n 2]}

Santa Cruz black salamander, Aneides (flavipunctatus) niger ^{[7] [n 3] [n 4]}

Shasta salamander, Aneides iecanus ^{[7] [n 3] [n 4]}

Sacramento Mountains salamander, Aneides hardiiLC

Klamath black salamander, Aneides klamathensis ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Arboreal salamander, Aneides lugubrisLC

Wandering salamander, Aneides vagransNT

Dusky salamanders

Seepage salamander, Desmognathus aeneusNT

Holbrook's southern dusky salamander, Desmognathus auriculatusLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Carolina swamp dusky salamander, Desmognathus valtos ^{[9] [n 5]}

Valentine's southern dusky salamander, Desmognathus valentinei and: ^{[n 2]}

Pascagoula dusky salamander, Desmognathus pascagoula ^{[9] [n 5]}

Ouachita dusky salamander, Desmognathus brimleyorumLC

Northern dusky salamander, Desmognathus fuscusLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Spotted dusky salamander, Desmognathus conanti

Flat-headed salamander, Desmognathus planiceps

Imitator salamander, Desmognathus imitatorLC

Desmognathus marmoratus / Desmognathus 'quadramaculatus' complex: ^{[9] [10]}

Shovel-nosed salamander, Desmognathus marmoratusLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Golden shovel-nosed salamander, Desmognathus aureatus ^{[7] [n 6] [n 4]}

Black shovel-nosed salamander, Desmognathus melanius ^{[7] [n 6] [n 4]}

Central shovel-nosed dusky salamander, Desmognathus intermedius ^{[9] [n 5]}

Species split from the former black-bellied salamander, Desmognathus quadramaculatusLC
(complex of "black-bellied salamanders"): ^[9]

Dwarf black-bellied salamander, Desmognathus folkertsiDD

Nantahala black-bellied salamander, Desmognathus amphileucus ^{[9] [n 5]}

Cherokee blackbellied salamander, Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli ^{[9] [n 5]}

Kanawha blackbellied salamander, Desmognathus kanawha ^{[9] [n 5]}

Pisgah black-bellied salamander, Desmognathus mavrokoilius ^{[9] [n 5]}

Seal salamander, Desmognathus monticolaLC

Desmognathus ochrophaeus complex: ^{[11] [7] [12]}

Mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus ochrophaeusLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Cumberland dusky salamander, Desmognathus abditusNT

Carolina mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus carolinensisLC

Ocoee salamander, Desmognathus ocoeeLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Cherokee mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus adatsihi ^{[9] [n 5]}

Great Balsams mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus balsameus ^{[9] [n 5]}

Tallulah salamander, Desmognathus perlapsus ^{[9] [n 5]}

Blue Ridge dusky salamander, Desmognathus orestesLC

Apalachicola dusky salamander, Desmognathus apalachicolaeLC

Northern pygmy salamander, Desmognathus organi

Santeetlah dusky salamander, Desmognathus santeetlahLC

Black mountain salamander, Desmognathus welteriLC

Pygmy salamander, Desmognathus wrightiLC

Ensatina

Ensatina, Ensatina eschscholtziiLC

Red Hills salamander

Red Hills salamander, Phaeognathus hubrichtiENT

Woodland salamanders

Ainsworth's salamander or Bay Springs salamander, Plethodon ainsworthiEX

Western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagulaLC

Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon amplusVU

Ozark zigzag salamander, Plethodon angusticlaviusLC

Scott Bar salamander, Plethodon asupakVU

Tellico salamander, Plethodon aureolusDD

Caddo Mountain salamander, Plethodon caddoensisNT

Chattahoochee slimy salamander, Plethodon chattahoochee

Cheoah Bald salamander, Plethodon cheoahVU

Atlantic Coast slimy salamander, Plethodon chlorobryonis

Red-backed salamander or eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereusLC

White-spotted slimy salamander, Plethodon cylindraceusLC

Northern zigzag salamander, Plethodon dorsalisLC

Dunn's salamander, Plethodon dunniLC

Northern ravine salamander, Plethodon electromorphusLC

Del Norte salamander, Plethodon elongatusNT

Fourche Mountain salamander, Plethodon fourchensisVU

Northern slimy salamander, Plethodon glutinosusLC and: ^{[n 2] [9]}

Southeastern slimy salamander, Plethodon grobmani

Mississippi slimy salamander, Plethodon mississippi

Valley and ridge salamander, Plethodon hoffmaniLC

Peaks of Otter salamander, Plethodon hubrichtiVU

Coeur d'Alene salamander, Plethodon idahoensisLC

Red-cheeked salamander, Plethodon jordaniNT

Cumberland Plateau salamander, Plethodon kentuckiLC

Kiamichi slimy salamander, Plethodon kiamichiDD

Louisiana slimy salamander, Plethodon kisatchieLC

Larch Mountain salamander, Plethodon larselliNT

South Mountain graycheeked salamander, Plethodon meridianusVU

Southern gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon metcalfiLC

Northern gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon montanusLC

Jemez Mountains salamander, Plethodon neomexicanusNTE

Cheat Mountain salamander, Plethodon nettingiNTT

Ocmulgee slimy salamander, Plethodon ocmulgee

Rich Mountain salamander, Plethodon ouachitaeNT

Pigeon Mountain salamander, Plethodon petraeusVU

White-spotted salamander, Plethodon punctatusNT

Ravine salamander or southern ravine salamander, Plethodon richmondiLC

Savannah slimy salamander, Plethodon savannah

Sequoyah slimy salamander, Plethodon sequoyahDD

Southern red-backed salamander, Plethodon serratusLC

Shenandoah salamander, Plethodon shenandoahVUE

Big Levels salamander, Plethodon sherandoVU

Red-legged salamander, Plethodon shermaniVU

Siskiyou Mountains salamander, Plethodon stormiEN

Southern Appalachian salamander, Plethodon teyahaleeLC

Van Dyke's salamander, Plethodon vandykeiLC

South Carolina slimy salamander, Plethodon variolatus

Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculumLC

Southern zigzag salamander, Plethodon ventralisLC

Shenandoah Mountain salamander, Plethodon virginiaNT

Webster's salamander, Plethodon websteriLC

Wehrle's salamander, Plethodon wehrleiLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Dixie Caverns salamander, Plethodon dixi ^{[7] [8] [n 6] [n 4]}

Blacksburg salamander, Plethodon jacksoni ^{[7] [8] [n 6] [n 4]}

Yellow-spotted woodland salamander, Plethodon pauleyi ^{[7] [8] [n 6] [n 4]}

Weller's salamander, Plethodon welleriEN

Yonahlossee salamander, Plethodon yonahlosseeLC

Patch-nosed salamander, Urspelerpes brucei

Subfamily: Spelerpinae

Brook salamanders

Two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata) complex: ^[13]

Northern two-lined salamander, Eurycea bislineataLC

Brown-backed salamander, Eurycea aquatica

Junaluska salamander, Eurycea junaluskaVU

Blue Ridge two-lined salamander, Eurycea wilderaeLC

Southern two-lined salamander, Eurycea cirrigeraLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Carolina sandhills salamander, Eurycea arenicola ^{[9] [n 5]}

Salado Springs salamander, Eurycea chisholmensisVUT

Three-lined salamander, Eurycea guttolineataLC

Cascade Caverns salamander, Eurycea latitansVU and: ^{[n 2] [9]}

Comal blind salamander, Eurycea tridentiferaVU

Long-tailed salamander, Eurycea longicaudaLC

Cave salamander, Eurycea lucifugaLC

Eurycea multiplicata complex: ^{[14] [9]}

Many-ribbed salamander, Eurycea multiplicataLC

Grotto salamander, Eurycea spelaeaLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Southern grotto salamander, Eurycea braggi ^{[7] [n 4]}

Northern grotto salamander, Eurycea nerea ^{[7] [n 4]}

Ouachita streambed salamander, Eurycea subfluvicola ^[3]

Oklahoma salamander, Eurycea tynerensisNT

San Marcos salamander, Eurycea nanaVUT

Georgetown salamander, Eurycea naufragiaENT

Texas salamander, Eurycea neotenesVU

Blanco River Springs salamander, Eurycea pterophilaDD

Eurycea quadridigitata complex: ^{[15] [9]}

Southeastern dwarf salamander, Eurycea quadridigitataLC

Chamberlain's dwarf salamander, Eurycea chamberlainiDD

Hillis's dwarf salamander, Eurycea hillisi ^[3]

Western dwarf salamander, Eurycea paludicola ^[3]

Bog dwarf salamander, Eurycea sphagnicola ^[3]

Barton Springs salamander, Eurycea sosorumVUE

Jollyville Plateau salamander, Eurycea tonkawaeENT

Valdina Farms salamander, Eurycea troglodytesDD

Austin blind salamander, Eurycea waterlooensisVUE

Texas blind salamander, Eurycea rathbuniVUE

Blanco blind salamander, Eurycea robustaDD

Georgia blind salamander, Eurycea wallaceiVU

Spring salamanders

Berry Cave salamander, Gyrinophilus gulolineatusEN

Tennessee cave salamander, Gyrinophilus palleucusVU

Spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticusLC

West Virginia spring salamander, Gyrinophilus subterraneusEN

Red and mud salamanders

Mud salamander, Pseudotriton montanusLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Midland mud salamander, Pseudotriton (montanus) diastictus ^{[7] [8] [n 4]}

Red salamander, Pseudotriton ruberLC

Many-lined salamander

Many-lined salamander, Stereochilus marginatusLC

Subfamily: Bolitoglossinae

Slender salamanders

Subgenus: Batrachoseps

California slender salamander, Batrachoseps attenuatusLC

San Gabriel slender salamander, Batrachoseps gabrieliDD

Batrachoseps diabolicus group: ^[16]

Hell Hollow slender salamander, Batrachoseps diabolicusDD

Greenhorn Mountains slender salamander, Batrachoseps altasierrae

Sequoia slender salamander, Batrachoseps kawiaDD

Kings River slender salamander, Batrachoseps regiusVU

Batrachoseps nigriventris group: ^[16]

Black-bellied slender salamander, Batrachoseps nigriventrisLC

Fairview slender salamander, Batrachoseps bramei

Gregarious slender salamander, Batrachoseps gregariusLC

Relictual slender salamander, Batrachoseps relictusDD

Kern Canyon slender salamander, Batrachoseps simatusVU

Tehachapi slender salamander, Batrachoseps stebbinsiVU

Batrachoseps pacificus group: ^[17]

Channel Islands slender salamander, Batrachoseps pacificusLC

Arguello slender salamander, Batrachoseps wakei ^{[9] [n 5]}

Southern California slender salamander, Batrachoseps majorLC (desert slender salamander B. (m.) aridus: E)

Lesser slender salamander, Batrachoseps minorDD

Gabilan Mountains slender salamander, Batrachoseps gavilanensisLC

San Simeon slender salamander, Batrachoseps incognitusDD

Santa Lucia Mountains slender salamander, Batrachoseps luciaeLC

Subgenus: Plethopsis

Inyo Mountains salamander, Batrachoseps campiEN

Kern Plateau salamander, Batrachoseps robustusNT

Oregon slender salamander, Batrachoseps wrightiVU

Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae

Fourtoed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatumLC

Family: Proteidae

Dwarf waterdog, Necturus punctatusLC

Alabama waterdog, Necturus alabamensisEN and: ^{[n 2]}

Mobile waterdog, Necturus lodingi ^{[n 4]} (sometimes recognized ^[3] )

Gulf Coast waterdog, Necturus beyeriLC

Neuse River waterdog, Necturus lewisiNT

Common mudpuppy, Necturus maculosusLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Red River mudpuppy, Necturus (maculosus) louisianensis ^{[7] [n 6]}

Apalachicola waterdog, Necturus moleri ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Escambia waterdog, Necturus mounti ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Family: Ambystomatidae

Two-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma means

Coastal giant salamander, Dicamptodon tenebrosus

Ringed salamander, Ambystoma annulatumLC

Streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouriNT

Frosted flatwoods salamander, Ambystoma cingulatumVUT and: ^{[n 2]}

Reticulated flatwoods salamander, Ambystoma bishopiVUE

California tiger salamander, Ambystoma californienseVU (Santa Barbara and Sonoma Counties E, central California T)

Northwestern salamander, Ambystoma gracileLC

Jefferson salamander, Ambystoma jeffersonianumLC

Blue-spotted salamander, Ambystoma lateraleLC

Mabee's salamander, Ambystoma mabeeiLC

Long-toed salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylumLC (Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, A. m. croceum: E)

Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatumLC

Western tiger salamander, Ambystoma mavortium (Sonoran tiger salamander, A. m. stebbinsi: E)

Marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacumLC

Mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideumLC

Small-mouthed salamander, Ambystoma texanumLC

Eastern tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinumLC

Family: Amphiumidae

Two-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma meansLC

One-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma pholeterNT

Three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylumLC

Family: Dicamptodontidae

Idaho giant salamander, Dicamptodon aterrimusLC

Cope's giant salamander, Dicamptodon copeiLC

California giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatusNT

Coastal giant salamander, Dicamptodon tenebrosusLC

Family: Rhyacotritonidae

Lesser siren, Siren intermedia

Cascade torrent salamander, Rhyacotriton cascadaeNT

Columbia torrent salamander, Rhyacotriton kezeriNT

Olympic torrent salamander, Rhyacotriton olympicusVU

Southern torrent salamander, Rhyacotriton variegatusLC

Suborder: Sirenoidea

Family: Sirenidae

Dwarf sirens

Southern dwarf siren, Pseudobranchus axanthusLC

Northern dwarf siren, Pseudobranchus striatusLC

Sirens

Lesser siren, Siren intermediaLC

Greater siren, Siren lacertinaLC

Reticulated siren, Siren reticulata ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Order: Anura

American bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeiana

Coastal tailed frog, Ascaphus truei

American toad
Anaxyrus americanus
- detail of parotoid glands

Western spadefoot toad
Spea hammondii

Gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor

Suborder: Archaeobatrachia

Family: Ascaphidae

Rocky Mountain tailed frog, Ascaphus montanusLC

Coastal tailed frog, Ascaphus trueiLC

Suborder: Mesobatrachia

Family: Pipidae

African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis*LC

Western clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis* ^{[9] [n 5]} LC

Family: Rhinophrynidae

Burrowing toad, Rhinophrynus dorsalisLC

Family: Scaphiopodidae

North American spadefoot toads

Couch's spadefoot, Scaphiopus couchiiLC

Eastern spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrookiiLC

Hurter's spadefoot, Scaphiopus hurteriiLC

Western spadefoot toads

Plains spadefoot, Spea bombifronsLC

Western spadefoot, Spea hammondiiNT

Great Basin spadefoot, Spea intermontanaLC

Mexican spadefoot, Spea multiplicataLC

Suborder: Neobatrachia

Family: Bufonidae

American toad, Anaxyrus americanusLC

Wyoming toad, Anaxyrus baxteriEW

Western toad, Anaxyrus boreasLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Amargosa toad, Anaxyrus nelsoniEN

Arroyo toad, Anaxyrus californicusENE

Yosemite toad, Anaxyrus canorusEN

Great Plains toad, Anaxyrus cognatusLC

Chihuahuan green toad, Anaxyrus debilisLC

Black toad, Anaxyrus exsulVU

Fowler's toad, Anaxyrus fowleriLC

Canadian toad, Anaxyrus hemiophrysLCE

Houston toad, Anaxyrus houstonensisENE

Arizona toad, Anaxyrus microscaphusLC

Hot Creek toad, Anaxyrus monfontanus ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Railroad Valley toad, Anaxyrus nevadensis ^{[7] [8] [n 1]}

Red-spotted toad, Anaxyrus punctatusLC

Oak toad, Anaxyrus quercicusLC

Sonoran green toad, Anaxyrus retiformisLC

Texas toad, Anaxyrus speciosusLC

Southern toad, Anaxyrus terrestrisLC

Woodhouse's toad, Anaxyrus woodhousiiLC

Dixie Valley toad, Anaxyrus williamsi ^{[7] [n 4]}

Colorado River toad, Incilius alvariusLC

Coastal plains toad, Incilius nebuliferLC (formerly in Incilius valliceps )

South American cane toad, Rhinella marinaLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Mesoamerican Cane toad, Rhinella horribilis ^[3]

Family: Hylidae

Subfamily: Hylinae

Tree frogs

Pine Barrens tree frog, Hyla andersonii (Dryophytes andersonii ^[19] ) NT

Canyon tree frog, Hyla arenicolor (Dryophytes arenicolor ^[19] ) LC

Bird-voiced tree frog, Hyla avivoca (Dryophytes avivoca ^[19] ) LC

Cope's gray treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis (Dryophytes chrysoscelis ^[19] ) LC

American green tree frog, Hyla cinerea (Dryophytes cinereus ^[19] ) LC

Pine woods tree frog, Hyla femoralis (Dryophytes femoralis ^[19] ) LC

Barking tree frog, Hyla gratiosa (Dryophytes gratiosus ^[19] ) LC

Squirrel tree frog, Hyla squirella (Dryophytes squirellus ^[19] ) LC

Gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor (Dryophytes versicolor ^[19] ) LC

Arizona tree frog, Hyla wrightorum (Dryophytes wrightorum ^[19] ) LC (formerly in Hyla eximia )

Chorus frogs

Mountain chorus frog, Pseudacris brachyphonaLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Collinses' mountain chorus frog, Pseudacris collinsorum ^{[9] [n 5]}

Brimley's chorus frog, Pseudacris brimleyiLC

California tree frog, Pseudacris cadaverinaLC

Spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarkiiLC

Spring peeper, Pseudacris cruciferLC

Western chorus frog, Pseudacris triseriataLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Upland chorus frog, Pseudacris feriarumLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Cajun chorus frog, Pseudacris fouquetteiLC

New Jersey chorus frog, Pseudacris kalmiLC

Pacific tree frog, Pseudacris regillaLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Baja California tree frog, Pseudacris hypochondriaca

Sierran tree frog, Pseudacris sierra

Illinois chorus frog, Pseudacris illinoensis or Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis

Boreal chorus frog, Pseudacris maculataLC

Southern chorus frog, Pseudacris nigritaLC

Little grass frog, Pseudacris ocularisLC

Ornate chorus frog, Pseudacris ornataLC

Strecker's chorus frog, Pseudacris streckeriLC

Cricket frogs

Cricket frog, Acris crepitansLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Blanchard's cricket frog, Acris (crepitans) blanchardi ^{[n 7]}

Southern cricket frog, Acris gryllusLC

Other tree frogs

Cuban tree frog, Osteopilus septentrionalis*LC

Mexican tree frog, Smilisca baudiniiLC

Lowland burrowing tree frog, Smilisca fodiensLC

Family: Pelodryadidae

(Australian treefrogs)

Australian green tree frog, Ranoidea caerulea* ^{[7] [n 1]} LC

Family: Ranidae

Typical frogs

Northern red-legged frog, Rana auroraLC and: ^{[n 2]}

California red-legged frog, Rana draytoniiVUT

Foothill yellow-legged frog, Rana boyliiNT

Cascades frog, Rana cascadaeNT

Columbia spotted frog, Rana luteiventrisLC

Southern mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosaENE and: ^{[n 2]}

Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, Rana sierraeEN

Oregon spotted frog, Rana pretiosaVU

Water frogs

American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianusLC

Gopher frog, Lithobates capitoNT

Crawfish frog, Lithobates areolatusNT

Mississippi gopher frog or dusky gopher frog, Lithobates sevosusCRE

Rio Grande leopard frog, Lithobates berlandieriLC

Plains leopard frog, Lithobates blairiLC

Chiricahua leopard frog, Lithobates chiricahuensisVUT and: ^{[n 2]}

Ramsey Canyon leopard frog, Lithobates subaquavocalisCR, ^{[20] [n 4]}

Green frog, Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitansLC

Vegas Valley leopard frog, Lithobates fisheriEX

Pig frog, Lithobates grylioLC

River frog, Lithobates heckscheriLC

Florida bog frog, Lithobates okaloosae or Rana okaloosaeVU

Relict leopard frog, Lithobates onca or Rana oncaEN

Pickerel frog, Lithobates palustrisLC

Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens or Rana pipiensLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Mid-Atlantic coast leopard frog, Lithobates kauffeldi ^[3]

Mink frog, Lithobates septentrionalisLC

Southern leopard frog, Lithobates sphenocephalusLC

Wood frog, Lithobates sylvaticusLC

Tarahumara frog, Lithobates tarahumarae or Rana tarahumaraeVU

Carpenter frog, Lithobates virgatipesLC

Lowland leopard frog, Lithobates yavapaiensisLC

Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa*LC (Hawaii only)

Family: Craugastoridae

Barking frog, Craugastor augustiLC

Family: Eleutherodactylidae

Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae

Coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui*LC (Puerto Rico only)

Rio Grande chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus cystignathoidesLC, only:

Rio Grande chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus (cystignathoides) campi ^{[7] [8] [n 4]}

Spotted chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus guttilatusLC

Antilles coqui, Eleutherodactylus johnstonei ^{[9] [n 5]} LC (Bermuda, introduced), and: ^{[n 2]}

Montserrat whistling frog, Eleutherodactylus montserratae ^{[9] [n 5]} (Bermuda)

Cliff chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus marnockiiLC

Greenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris*LC

Family: Leptodactylidae

Subfamily: Leptodactylinae

Mexican white-lipped frog, Leptodactylus fragilisLC

Family: Microhylidae

Subfamily: Gastrophryninae

Sheep frog, Hypopachus variolosusLC

Subfamily: Microhylinae

North American narrow-mouthed frogs

Eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensisLC

Western narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne olivaceaLC and: ^{[n 2]}

Sinaloan narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne mazatlanensis ^[3]

Family: Dendrobatidae

Subfamily: Dendrobatinae

Green-and-black poison dart frog, Dendrobates auratus*LC (Hawaii only)

See also

• Amphibians and Reptiles portal

• List of reptiles of North America north of Mexico
• List of U.S. state reptiles
• List of U.S. state amphibians
• List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States
• List of U.S. state birds
• List of birds of North America
• List of U.S. state mammals
• List of mammals of North America
• Lists of reptiles by region
• Lists of amphibians by region

Notes

1. Species not listed by SSAR ^[3]
2. Species split from this species or considered as distinct species alternatively. All these taxa occur in the area of interest, including the one on the left.
3. Subspecies ^[3] elevated to full species rank
4. Species not recognized by SSAR ^[3]
5. Species not listed in the SSAR North American Species Names Database. ^[18]
6. Subspecies elevated to full species rank ^[7]
7. Subspecies elevated to full species rank ^[3]

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Further reading

• Fouquette, M. J.; Dubois, Alain (2014). A Checklist of North American Amphibians and Reptiles: The United States and Canada. Vol. 1 - Amphibians. Xlibris Corporation LLC. ISBN   978-1-4931-7035-7.^{[ self-published source ]}
• Cope, Edward D. (1875). Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution. Based on the specimens contained in the U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Published under the direction of the Smithionian Institution. Vol. 13. Washington: Government Printing Office: Department of the Interior: U.S. National Museum.
• Stejneger, Leonhard; Barbour, Thomas (1917). A check list of North American amphibians and reptiles (PDF). Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

External links

• 8th Edition of Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), available on the website of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
• "SSAR North American Species Names Database". Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR).
• Frost, Darrel (2017). "Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History.
• AmphibiaWeb Database. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
• Checklist of Amphibian Species and an Online Identification Guide for the Identification of Amphibians in North America north of Mexico
• Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America – Explained
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• Endangered Species Program – US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Species Search – US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Endangered Species Act – National Marine Fisheries Service – NOAA