List of amphibians of Northern America

Subfamily: Pleurodelinae

Eastern newts

Black-spotted newt, Notophthalmus meridionalis EN

Striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus NT

Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens LC

Pacific newts

Rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa LC

Red-bellied newt, Taricha rivularis LC

Sierra newt, Taricha sierrae LC

California newt, Taricha torosa LC

Subfamily: Plethodontinae

Web-toed salamanders

Limestone salamander, Hydromantes brunus VU

Mount Lyell salamander, Hydromantes platycephalus LC

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

Shasta salamander, Hydromantes shastae VU

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

Climbing salamanders

Green salamander, Aneides aeneus NT

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

Clouded salamander, Aneides ferreus NT

Speckled black salamander, Aneides flavipunctatus NT 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 hardii LC

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

Arboreal salamander, Aneides lugubris LC

Wandering salamander, Aneides vagrans NT

Dusky salamanders

Seepage salamander, Desmognathus aeneus NT

Holbrook's southern dusky salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus LC 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 brimleyorum LC

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

Spotted dusky salamander, Desmognathus conanti

Flat-headed salamander, Desmognathus planiceps

Imitator salamander, Desmognathus imitator LC

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

Shovel-nosed salamander, Desmognathus marmoratus LC 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 quadramaculatus LC
(complex of "black-bellied salamanders"):^[9]

Dwarf black-bellied salamander, Desmognathus folkertsi DD

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 monticola LC

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

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

Cumberland dusky salamander, Desmognathus abditus NT

Carolina mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus carolinensis LC

Ocoee salamander, Desmognathus ocoee LC 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 orestes LC

Apalachicola dusky salamander, Desmognathus apalachicolae LC

Northern pygmy salamander, Desmognathus organi

Santeetlah dusky salamander, Desmognathus santeetlah LC

Black mountain salamander, Desmognathus welteri LC

Pygmy salamander, Desmognathus wrighti LC

Ensatina

Ensatina, Ensatina eschscholtzii LC

Red Hills salamander

Red Hills salamander, Phaeognathus hubrichti EN T

Woodland salamanders

Ainsworth's salamander or Bay Springs salamander, Plethodon ainsworthi EX

Western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagula LC

Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon amplus VU

Ozark zigzag salamander, Plethodon angusticlavius LC

Scott Bar salamander, Plethodon asupak VU

Tellico salamander, Plethodon aureolus DD

Caddo Mountain salamander, Plethodon caddoensis NT

Chattahoochee slimy salamander, Plethodon chattahoochee

Cheoah Bald salamander, Plethodon cheoah VU

Atlantic Coast slimy salamander, Plethodon chlorobryonis

Red-backed salamander or eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus LC

White-spotted slimy salamander, Plethodon cylindraceus LC

Northern zigzag salamander, Plethodon dorsalis LC

Dunn's salamander, Plethodon dunni LC

Northern ravine salamander, Plethodon electromorphus LC

Del Norte salamander, Plethodon elongatus NT

Fourche Mountain salamander, Plethodon fourchensis VU

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

Southeastern slimy salamander, Plethodon grobmani

Mississippi slimy salamander, Plethodon mississippi

Valley and ridge salamander, Plethodon hoffmani LC

Peaks of Otter salamander, Plethodon hubrichti VU

Coeur d'Alene salamander, Plethodon idahoensis LC

Red-cheeked salamander, Plethodon jordani NT

Cumberland Plateau salamander, Plethodon kentucki LC

Kiamichi slimy salamander, Plethodon kiamichi DD

Louisiana slimy salamander, Plethodon kisatchie LC

Larch Mountain salamander, Plethodon larselli NT

South Mountain graycheeked salamander, Plethodon meridianus VU

Southern gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon metcalfi LC

Northern gray-cheeked salamander, Plethodon montanus LC

Jemez Mountains salamander, Plethodon neomexicanus NT E

Cheat Mountain salamander, Plethodon nettingi NT T

Ocmulgee slimy salamander, Plethodon ocmulgee

Rich Mountain salamander, Plethodon ouachitae NT

Pigeon Mountain salamander, Plethodon petraeus VU

White-spotted salamander, Plethodon punctatus NT

Ravine salamander or southern ravine salamander, Plethodon richmondi LC

Savannah slimy salamander, Plethodon savannah

Sequoyah slimy salamander, Plethodon sequoyah DD

Southern red-backed salamander, Plethodon serratus LC

Shenandoah salamander, Plethodon shenandoah VU E

Big Levels salamander, Plethodon sherando VU

Red-legged salamander, Plethodon shermani VU

Siskiyou Mountains salamander, Plethodon stormi EN

Southern Appalachian salamander, Plethodon teyahalee LC

Van Dyke's salamander, Plethodon vandykei LC

South Carolina slimy salamander, Plethodon variolatus

Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum LC

Southern zigzag salamander, Plethodon ventralis LC

Shenandoah Mountain salamander, Plethodon virginia NT

Webster's salamander, Plethodon websteri LC

Wehrle's salamander, Plethodon wehrlei LC 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 welleri EN

Yonahlossee salamander, Plethodon yonahlossee LC

Patch-nosed salamander, Urspelerpes brucei

Subfamily: Spelerpinae

Brook salamanders

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

Northern two-lined salamander, Eurycea bislineata LC

Brown-backed salamander, Eurycea aquatica

Junaluska salamander, Eurycea junaluska VU

Blue Ridge two-lined salamander, Eurycea wilderae LC

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

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

Salado Springs salamander, Eurycea chisholmensis VU T

Three-lined salamander, Eurycea guttolineata LC

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

Comal blind salamander, Eurycea tridentifera VU

Long-tailed salamander, Eurycea longicauda LC

Cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga LC

Eurycea multiplicata complex:^[14][9]

Many-ribbed salamander, Eurycea multiplicata LC

Grotto salamander, Eurycea spelaea LC 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 tynerensis NT

San Marcos salamander, Eurycea nana VU T

Georgetown salamander, Eurycea naufragia EN T

Texas salamander, Eurycea neotenes VU

Blanco River Springs salamander, Eurycea pterophila DD

Eurycea quadridigitata complex:^[15][9]

Southeastern dwarf salamander, Eurycea quadridigitata LC

Chamberlain's dwarf salamander, Eurycea chamberlaini DD

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

Western dwarf salamander, Eurycea paludicola^[3]

Bog dwarf salamander, Eurycea sphagnicola^[3]

Barton Springs salamander, Eurycea sosorum VU E

Jollyville Plateau salamander, Eurycea tonkawae EN T

Valdina Farms salamander, Eurycea troglodytes DD

Austin blind salamander, Eurycea waterlooensis VU E

Texas blind salamander, Eurycea rathbuni VU E

Blanco blind salamander, Eurycea robusta DD

Georgia blind salamander, Eurycea wallacei VU

Spring salamanders

Berry Cave salamander, Gyrinophilus gulolineatus EN

Tennessee cave salamander, Gyrinophilus palleucus VU

Spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus LC

West Virginia spring salamander, Gyrinophilus subterraneus EN

Red and mud salamanders

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

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

Red salamander, Pseudotriton ruber LC

Many-lined salamander

Many-lined salamander, Stereochilus marginatus LC

Subfamily: Bolitoglossinae

Slender salamanders

Subgenus: Batrachoseps

California slender salamander, Batrachoseps attenuatus LC

San Gabriel slender salamander, Batrachoseps gabrieli DD

Batrachoseps diabolicus group:^[16]

Hell Hollow slender salamander, Batrachoseps diabolicus DD

Greenhorn Mountains slender salamander, Batrachoseps altasierrae

Sequoia slender salamander, Batrachoseps kawia DD

Kings River slender salamander, Batrachoseps regius VU

Batrachoseps nigriventris group:^[16]

Black-bellied slender salamander, Batrachoseps nigriventris LC

Fairview slender salamander, Batrachoseps bramei

Gregarious slender salamander, Batrachoseps gregarius LC

Relictual slender salamander, Batrachoseps relictus DD

Kern Canyon slender salamander, Batrachoseps simatus VU

Tehachapi slender salamander, Batrachoseps stebbinsi VU

Batrachoseps pacificus group:^[17]

Channel Islands slender salamander, Batrachoseps pacificus LC

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

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

Lesser slender salamander, Batrachoseps minor DD

Gabilan Mountains slender salamander, Batrachoseps gavilanensis LC

San Simeon slender salamander, Batrachoseps incognitus DD

Santa Lucia Mountains slender salamander, Batrachoseps luciae LC

Subgenus: Plethopsis

Inyo Mountains salamander, Batrachoseps campi EN

Kern Plateau salamander, Batrachoseps robustus NT

Oregon slender salamander, Batrachoseps wrighti VU

Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae

Fourtoed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum LC

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 brachyphona LC and:^{[n 2]}

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

Brimley's chorus frog, Pseudacris brimleyi LC

California tree frog, Pseudacris cadaverina LC

Spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarkii LC

Spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer LC

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

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

Cajun chorus frog, Pseudacris fouquettei LC

New Jersey chorus frog, Pseudacris kalmi LC

Pacific tree frog, Pseudacris regilla LC 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 maculata LC

Southern chorus frog, Pseudacris nigrita LC

Little grass frog, Pseudacris ocularis LC

Ornate chorus frog, Pseudacris ornata LC

Strecker's chorus frog, Pseudacris streckeri LC

Cricket frogs

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

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

Southern cricket frog, Acris gryllus LC

Other tree frogs

Cuban tree frog, Osteopilus septentrionalis * LC

Mexican tree frog, Smilisca baudinii LC

Lowland burrowing tree frog, Smilisca fodiens LC

Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae

Coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui * LC (Puerto Rico only)

Rio Grande chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides LC, only:

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

Spotted chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus guttilatus LC

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 marnockii LC

Greenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris * LC

Subfamily: Leptodactylinae

Mexican white-lipped frog, Leptodactylus fragilis LC

Subfamily: Gastrophryninae

Sheep frog, Hypopachus variolosus LC

Subfamily: Microhylinae

North American narrow-mouthed frogs

Eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis LC

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

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

Subfamily: Dendrobatinae

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