List of amphibians of Canada facts for kids

This is a list of amphibians of Canada.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

- Extinct, - Extinct in the Wild

- Critically Endangered, - Endangered, - Vulnerable

- Near Threatened, - Least Concern

- Data Deficient, - Not Evaluated

(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014)

Order Caudata, salamanders

Genus Aneides

• Aneides vagrans – Wandering salamander

Genus Ambystoma

• Ambystoma jeffersonianum – Jefferson salamander
• Ambystoma gracile – Northwestern salamander
• Ambystoma laterale – Blue-spotted salamander
• Ambystoma maculatum – Spotted salamander
• Ambystoma macrodactylum – Long-toed salamander
• Ambystoma mavortium – Grey tiger salamander
• Ambystoma texanum – Small-mouthed salamander
• Ambystoma tigrinum – Tiger salamander

Genus Desmognathus

• Desmognathus fuscus – Dusky salamander
• Desmognathus ochrophaeus – Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander

Genus Dicamptodon

• Dicamptodon tenebrosus – Coastal giant salamander

Genus Ensatina

• Ensatina eschscholtzii – Ensatina

Genus Eurycea

• Eurycea bislineata – Northern two-lined salamander

Genus Gyrinophilus

• Gyrinophilus porphyriticus – Spring salamander

Genus Hemidactylium

• Hemidactylium scutatum – Four-toed salamander

Genus Necturus

• Necturus maculosus – Common mudpuppy

Genus Notophthalmus

• Notophthalmus viridescens – Eastern newt

Genus Plethodon

• Plethodon cinereus – Red back salamander
• Plethodon idahoensis – Coeur d’Alene salamander
• Plethodon vehiculum – Western red-backed salamander

Genus Taricha

• Taricha granulosa – Rough-skinned newt

Order Anura, frogs and toads

Genus Acris

• Acris crepitans blanchardi – Blanchard's cricket frog

Genus Ascaphus

• Ascaphus truei – Coastal tailed frog
• Ascaphus montanus – Rocky Mountain tailed frog

Genus Bufo or Anaxyrus

• Anaxyrus americanus – American toad
• Anaxyrus boreas – Western toad
• Anaxyrus cognatus – Great Plains toad
• Anaxyrus fowleri – Fowler's toad
• Anaxyrus hemiophrys – Canadian toad

Genus Hyla

• Hyla chrysoscelis – Cope's grey tree frog
• Hyla versicolor – Grey tree frog

Genus Rana

• Rana aurora – Northern red-legged frog
• Rana cascadae – Cascades frog
• Rana luteiventris – Columbia spotted frog
• Rana pretiosa – Oregon spotted frog

Genus Lithobates

• Lithobates catesbeianus – Bullfrog
• Lithobates clamitans – Northern green frog
• Lithobates palustris – Pickerel frog
• Lithobates pipiens – Northern leopard frog
• Lithobates septentrionalis – Mink frog
• Lithobates sylvaticus – Wood frog

Genus Pseudacris

• Pseudacris crucifer – Spring peeper
• Pseudacris maculata – Boreal chorus frog
• Pseudacris regilla – Northern Pacific treefrog
• Pseudacris triseriata – Western chorus frog

Genus Spea

• Spea bombifrons – Plains spadefoot toad
• Spea intermontana – Great Basin spadefoot toad

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Anfibios de Canadá para niños