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This is a list of amphibians native to the state of Virginia. Species which are endemic to Virginia are bolded.
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This is a list of amphibians native to the state of Virginia. Species which are endemic to Virginia are bolded.
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | State (NatureServe) | |||
| American toad | Anaxyrus americanus americanus | Bufonidae |  | Secure (S5) |
| Fowler's toad | Anaxyrus fowleri | Bufonidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Oak toad | Anaxyrus quercicus | Bufonidae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Southern toad | Anaxyrus terrestris | Bufonidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Eastern cricket frog | Acris crepitans crepitans | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Southern cricket frog | Acris gryllus | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Cope's gray tree frog | Dryophrytes chrysoscelis | Hylidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Green tree frog | Dryophrytes cinereus | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Pine woods tree frog | Dryophrytes femoralis | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Barking tree frog | Dryophrytes gratiosus | Hylidae | | Imperiled (S2) |
| Squirrel tree frog | Dryophrytes squirellus | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Gray tree frog | Dryophrytes versicolor | Hylidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Appalachian mountain chorus frog | Pseudacris brachyphona | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Brimley's chorus frog | Pseudacris brimleyi | Hylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Hylidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Upland chorus frog | Pseudacris feriarum | Hylidae | | Secure (S5) |
| New Jersey chorus frog | Pseudacris kalmi | Hylidae | | |
| Southern chorus frog | Pseudacris nigrita | Hylidae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Little grass frog | Pseudacris ocularis | Hylidae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Eastern narrow-mouthed toad | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Microhylidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| American bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Ranidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Northern green frog | Lithobates clamitans melanota | Ranidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Atlantic coast leopard frog | Lithobates kauffeldi | Ranidae | | |
| Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris | Ranidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Southern leopard frog | Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius | Ranidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Ranidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Carpenter frog | Lithobates virgatipes | Ranidae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Eastern spadefoot toad | Scaphiopus holbrooki | Scaphiopodidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | Federal (ESA) | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | ||
| Green salamander | Aneides aeneus |  | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Holbrook's southern dusky salamander | Desmognathus auriculatus | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Kanawha black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus kanawha | ||||
| Shovel-nosed salamander | Desmognathus marmoratus | | Critically Imperiled (S1) | ||
| Pisgah black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus mavrokoilius | ||||
| Seal salamander | Desmognathus monticola | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Blue Ridge dusky salamander | Desmognathus orestes | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern pygmy salamander | Desmognathus organi | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Flat-headed salamander | Desmognathus planiceps |  | Vulnerable (G3) | ||
| Black Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus welteri | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Southern two-lined salamander | Eurycea cirrigera | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Three-lined salamander | Eurycea guttolineata | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Eastern long-tailed salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Cave salamander | Eurycea lucifuga | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Blue Ridge two-lined salamander | Eurycea wilderae | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Atlantic Coast slimy salamander | Plethodon chlorobryonis | | |||
| Eastern red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | | Secure (S5) | ||
| White-spotted slimy salamander | Plethodon cylindraceus | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Dixie Cavern salamander | Plethodon dixi |  | Critically Imperiled (G1) | ||
| Northern slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Valley and ridge salamander | Plethodon hoffmani | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Peaks of Otter salamander | Plethodon hubrichti |  | Imperiled (G2) | ||
| Blacksburg salamander | Plethodon jacksoni | | |||
| Cumberland Plateau salamander | Plethodon kentucki | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern gray-cheeked salamander | Plethodon montanus | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Cow Knob salamander | Plethodon punctatus | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Southern ravine salamander | Plethodon richmondi | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | | Endangered | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (G1) |
| Big Levels salamander | Plethodon sherando | | Imperiled (G2) | ||
| Southern zigzag salamander | Plethodon ventralis | | Critically Imperiled (S1) | ||
| Shenandoah Mountain salamander | Plethodon virginia | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Wehrle's salamander | Plethodon wehrlei | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Weller's salamander | Plethodon welleri | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Yonahlossee salamander | Plethodon yonahlossee | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Mud salamander | Pseudotriton montanus | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Many-lined salamander | Stereochilus marginatus | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
| Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Ambystomatidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
| Mabee's salamander | Ambystoma mabeei | Ambystomatidae | | State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Ambystomatidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum | Ambystomatidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Mole salamander | Ambystoma talpoideum | Ambystomatidae | | Imperiled (S2) | |
| Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Ambystomatidae | | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Two-toed amphiuma | Amphiuma means | Amphiumidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
| Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | Cryptobranchidae | | Imperiled (S2) | |
| Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus | Proteidae | | Imperiled (S2) | |
| Dwarf waterdog | Necturus punctatus | Proteidae | | Imperiled (S2) | |
| Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens | Salamandridae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Eastern lesser siren | Siren intermedia intermedia | Sirenidae | | ||
| Greater siren | Siren lacertina | Sirenidae | | Vulnerable (S3) | |
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