List of amphibians of Shenandoah National Park

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This is a list of the amphibians that occur in the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia.

Mole Salamanders (Ambystomatidae)
Common nameGenus and speciesAbundancePicture
Jefferson salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianumUncommon Ambystoma jeffersonianum.jpg
Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatumUncommon Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg
True Toads (Bufonidae)
American toad Bufo americanusCommon Bufo americanus Toad.JPG
Fowler's toad Bufo fowleriRare American Toad, Maryland.jpg
Tree Frogs (Hylidae)
Northern cricket frog Acris crepitansUncommon Acris crepitansPCCA20061001-8206B1.jpg
Gray tree frog Hyla versicolorUncommon Hyla versicolor.jpg
Spring peeper Pseudacris cruciferUncommon H crucifer USGS.jpg
Upland chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata feriarumUncommon Pseudacris feriarum.jpg
Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae)
Northern dusky salamander Desmognathus fuscusAbundant DesmognathusFuscusPageVA.jpg
Seal salamander Desmognathus monticolaCommon Desmognathus mo.jpg
Northern two-lined salamander Eurycea bislineataAbundant Eurycea bisline(1).jpg
Three-lined salamander Eurycea longicauda guttolineataUnknown Eurycea guttoli(1).jpg
Longtail salamander Eurycea longicauda longicaudaRare Eurycea longica(1).jpg
Spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticusUncommon Gyrinophilus po(1).jpg
Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatumRare
Red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereusAbundant
White-spotted slimy salamander Plethodon cylindraceusUnknown Plethodon cylin(1).jpg
Shenandoah salamander Plethodon shenandoahUnknown (Endemic) Plethodon shenandoah.jpg
True Frogs (Ranidae)
American bullfrog Rana catesbeianaUncommon Lithobates catesbeianus Desoto1.jpg
Green frog Rana clamitansCommon Green Frog Rana clamitans Facing Left 3008px.jpg
Pickerel frog Rana palustrisCommon Rana palustrisPCSL04203B.jpg
Wood frog Rana sylvaticaUncommon Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog).jpg
True Salamanders and Newts (Salamandridae)
Eastern newt Notophthalmus viridescensUncommon Notophthalmus viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg

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