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. 2023.1, the data is current as of March 6, 2024)
Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.
Order Caudata, salamanders
Genus Aneides
- Wandering salamander – Aneides vagrans
Genus Ambystoma
- Jefferson salamander – Ambystoma jeffersonianum
- Northwestern salamander – Ambystoma gracile
- Blue-spotted salamander – Ambystoma laterale
- Spotted salamander – Ambystoma maculatum
- Long-toed salamander – Ambystoma macrodactylum
- Barred tiger salamander – Ambystoma mavortium
- Small-mouth salamander – Ambystoma texanum
- Tiger salamander – Ambystoma tigrinum
Genus Desmognathus
- Dusky salamander – Desmognathus fuscus
- Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander – Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Genus Dicamptodon
- Coastal giant salamander – Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Genus Ensatina
- Ensatina – Ensatina eschscholtzii
Genus Eurycea
- Northern two-lined salamander – Eurycea bislineata
Genus Gyrinophilus
- Spring salamander – Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Genus Hemidactylium
- Four-toed salamander – Hemidactylium scutatum
Genus Necturus
- Common mudpuppy – Necturus maculosus
Genus Notophthalmus
- Eastern newt – Notophthalmus viridescens
Genus Plethodon
- Red-backed salamander – Plethodon cinereus
- Coeur d’Alene salamander – Plethodon idahoensis
- Western redback salamander – Plethodon vehiculum
Genus Taricha
- Rough-skinned newt – Taricha granulosa
Order Anura, frogs and toads
Genus Acris
- Blanchard's cricket frog – Acris crepitans blanchardi
Genus Ascaphus
- Coastal tailed frog – Ascaphus truei
- Rocky Mountain tailed frog – Ascaphus montanus
Genus Bufo or Anaxyrus
- American toad – Anaxyrus americanus
- Western toad – Anaxyrus boreas
- Great Plains toad – Anaxyrus cognatus
- Fowler's toad – Anaxyrus fowleri
- Canadian toad – Anaxyrus hemiophrys
Genus Hyla
- Cope's gray treefrog – Hyla chrysoscelis
- Gray treefrog – Hyla versicolor
Genus Rana
- Northern red-legged frog – Rana aurora
- Cascades frog – Rana cascadae
- Columbia spotted frog – Rana luteiventris
- Oregon spotted frog – Rana pretiosa
Genus Lithobates
- American bullfrog – Lithobates catesbeianus
- Northern green frog – Lithobates clamitans
- Pickerel frog – Lithobates palustris
- Northern leopard frog – Lithobates pipiens
- Mink frog – Lithobates septentrionalis
- Wood frog – Lithobates sylvaticus
Genus Pseudacris
- Spring peeper – Pseudacris crucifer
- Boreal chorus frog – Pseudacris maculata
- Pacific tree frog – Pseudacris regilla
- Western chorus frog – Pseudacris triseriata
Genus Spea
- Plains spadefoot toad – Spea bombifrons
- Great Basin spadefoot – Spea intermontana
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Anfibios de Canadá para niños
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