# List of amphibians of Pennsylvania

This is a list of amphibians of Pennsylvania as listed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Notes on ranges provided by Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile Survey. Pennsylvania has 41 native species of amphibians, with 23 salamanders and newts, and 18 species of frogs and toads. Of these species, 13 are of special concern, 2 are threatened, 6 are endangered, and 1 species is extirpated.

## Caudata - newts and salamanders

Family: Ambystomatidae - mole salamanders
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827) | Species of special concern | Females of this species can form a unisexual form that cannot be identified to species level without DNA testing | Statewide, seemingly absent from near Philadelphia and the surrounding counties |
| Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856 | Endangered | Females of this species can form a unisexual form that cannot be identified to species level without DNA testing | Allegheny National Forest and surrounding areas; also a single record from Crawford County and Northampton County |
| Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) | Species of special concern | | Primarily southeastern counties, extends into central counties, scattered records in eastern counties |
| Tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) | Extirpated | Females of this species can form a unisexual form that cannot be identified to species level without DNA testing | Formerly known from Allegheny County and Cumberland County, has not been recorded in over a century |
Family: Cryptobranchidae - giant salamanders
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| | Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803) | Species of special concern | Nominate subspecies, state amphibian | Northern and western counties, scattered records through south-central counties |
Family: Plethodontidae - lungless salamanders
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| Green salamander | Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881) | Threatened | | Fayette County |
| Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Seal salamander | Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 | Species of special concern | | Southwestern counties |
| Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 | Abundant | | Statewide except southeast and some central counties |
| Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Eastern long-tailed salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda (Green, 1818) | Abundant | Nominate subspecies | Statewide, but notably absent from Wayne County and Erie County |
| Northern spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) | Abundant | Nominate subspecies | Statewide except southeast |
| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum (Tschudi, 1838) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Eastern red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Northern ravine salamander | Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999 | Species of special concern | | Southwestern counties |
| Northern slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Valley and ridge salamander | Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1972 | Species of special concern | | Central and south-central counties |
| Wehrle's salamander | Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn, 1917 | Abundant | | North-central and west-central counties |
| Eastern mud salamander | Pseudotriton montanus montanus Baird, 1850 | Endangered | Nominate subspecies | Franklin County and Cumberland County |
| Northern red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Latreille, 1801) | Abundant | Nominate subspecies | Statewide |
Family: Proteidae - Mudpuppies
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| | Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) | Species of special concern | Nominate subspecies | Western counties |
Family: Salamandridae - Newts
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| | Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) | Abundant | Nominate subspecies | Statewide |

## Anura - frogs and toads

Family: Bufonidae - true toads
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| | Eastern American toad | Anaxyrus americanus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| | Fowler's toad | Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) | Species of special concern | | Primarily eastern, with some scattered central and western observations and a notable population on Presque Isle State Park in Erie County |
Family: Hylidae - tree frogs
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| Northern cricket frog | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | Endangered | If subspecies are recognized, it would be the nominate subspecies Acris crepitans crepitans | Southeastern, south-central, and Luzerne County |
| Cope's gray treefrog | Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) | Species of special concern | Usually indistinguishable from Dryophytes versicolor without DNA analysis or analysis of mating call Sometimes placed in the genus Hyla | Southeastern and southwestern counties |
| Gray treefrog | Dryophytes versicolor (Le Conte, 1825) | Abundant | Usually indistinguishable from Dryophytes chrysoscelis without DNA analysis or analysis of mating call Sometimes placed in the genus Hyla | Statewide, less common in southwestern counties |
| Mountain chorus frog | Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) | Species of special concern | | Southwestern counties |
| Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Upland chorus frog | Pseudacris feriarum Baird, 1854 | Species of special concern | | Central and south-central |
| New Jersey chorus frog | Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1855 | Endangered | | Bucks County and Montgomery County |
| Western chorus frog | Pseudacris triseriata Wied-Neuwied, 1838 | Species of special concern | Not officially seen in Pennsylvania since 1958 | Western counties |
Family: Ranidae - true frogs
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| American bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Green frog | Lithobates clamitans (Rafinesque, 1820) | Abundant | If subspecies are recognized, the Pennsylvania subspecies would be Lithobates clamitans melanota | Statewide |
| Atlantic Coast leopard frog | Lithobates kauffeldi (Feinberg et al., 2014) | Endangered | | Bucks County, Philadelphia County, and Delaware County |
| Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris (Le Conte, 1825) | Abundant | | Statewide |
| Northern leopard frog | Lithobates pipiens (von Schreber, 1782) | Species of special concern | | Scattered reports across the state, but more common to the west and especially the northwest, and also around Northumberland County |
| Coastal Plains leopard frog | Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius (Harlan, 1825) | Endangered | | Southeasternmost counties |
| Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus (Le Conte, 1825) | Abundant | | Statewide |
Family: Scaphiopodidae - American spadefoots
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Status | Notes | Distribution |
| | Eastern spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) | Threatened | | Central, south-central, and southeastern counties |

## Nonnative species

Several species of frog have been introduced to Pennsylvania, mostly around the Philadelphia area.
* Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) - recorded between Philadelphia and Greencastle
* Squirrel tree frog (Hyla squirella) - found between Philadelphia and Carlisle
* Green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) - reported between Philadelphia and Lebanon