# List of amphibians of the United States

This is a list of amphibians found in the United States. A total of 306 amphibian species have been recorded in the United States, 2 of which are now extinct. This list is derived from the database listing of Amphibian Species of the World.

## Salamanders (Caudata)
### Ambystomatidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Ambystomatidae
* Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886
* Ambystoma barbouri Kraus & Petranka, 1989
* Ambystoma bishopi Goin, 1950
* Ambystoma californiense Gray, 1853
* Ambystoma cingulatum Cope, 1868
* Ambystoma gracile (Baird, 1859)
* Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)
* Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856
* Ambystoma mabeei Bishop, 1928
* Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850
* Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802)
* Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850
* Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
* Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838)
* Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855)
* Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
* Dicamptodon aterrimus (Cope, 1868)
* Dicamptodon copei Nussbaum, 1970
* Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschscholtz, 1833)
* Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

### Amphiumidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Amphiumidae
* Amphiuma means Garden, 1821
* Amphiuma pholeter Neill, 1964
* Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827

### Cryptobranchidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Cryptobranchidae
* Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)
* Cryptobranchus bishopi Grobman, 1943

### Plethodontidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Plethodontidae
* Batrachoseps altasierrae Jockusch, Martínez-Solano, Hansen, & Wake, 2012
* Batrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz, 1833)
* Batrachoseps bramei Jockusch, Martínez-Solano, Hansen, & Wake, 2012
* Batrachoseps campi Marlow, Brode, & Wake, 1979
* Batrachoseps diabolicus Jockusch, Wake, & Yanev, 1998
* Batrachoseps gabrieli Wake, 1996
* Batrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev, & Wake, 2001
* Batrachoseps gregarius Jockusch, Wake, & Yanev, 1998
* Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev, & Wake, 2001
* Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake, & Yanev, 1998
* Batrachoseps luciae Jockusch, Yanev, & Wake, 2001
* Batrachoseps major Camp, 1915
* Batrachoseps minor Jockusch, Yanev, & Wake, 2001
* Batrachoseps nigriventris Cope, 1869
* Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope, 1865)
* Batrachoseps regius Jockusch, Wake, & Yanev, 1998
* Batrachoseps relictus Brame & Murray, 1968
* Batrachoseps robustus Wake, Yanev, & Hansen, 2002
* Batrachoseps simatus Brame & Murray, 1968
* Batrachoseps stebbinsi Brame & Murray, 1968
* Batrachoseps wrighti (Bishop, 1937)
* Eurycea aquatica Rose & Bush, 1963
* Eurycea arenicola (Stuart et al., 2020)
* Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818)
* Eurycea chamberlaini Harrison & Guttman, 2003
* Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens, & Hillis, 2000
* Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831)
* Eurycea guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838)
* Eurycea junaluska Sever, Dundee, & Sullivan, 1976
* Eurycea latitans Smith & Potter, 1946
* Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818)
* Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822
* Eurycea multiplicata (Cope, 1869)
* Eurycea nana Bishop, 1941
* Eurycea naufragia Chippindale, Price, Wiens, & Hillis, 2000
* Eurycea neotenes Bishop & Wright, 1937
* Eurycea pterophila Burger, Smith, & Potter, 1950
* Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842)
* Eurycea rathbuni (Stejneger, 1896)
* Eurycea robusta (Longley, 1978)
* Eurycea sosorum Chippindale, Price, & Hillis, 1993
* Eurycea spelaea (Stejneger, 1892)
* Eurycea subfluvicola Steffen, Irwin, Blair, & Bonett, 2014
* Eurycea tonkawae Chippindale, Price, Wiens, & Hillis, 2000
* Eurycea tridentifera Mitchell & Reddell, 1965
* Eurycea troglodytes Baker, 1957
* Eurycea tynerensis Moore & Hughes, 1939
* Eurycea wallacei (Carr, 1939)
* Eurycea waterlooensis Hillis, Chamberlain, Wilcox, & Chippindale, 2001
* Eurycea wilderae Dunn, 1920
* Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Brandon, 1965
* Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954
* Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)
* Gyrinophilus subterraneus Besharse & Holsinger, 1977
* Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838)
* Pseudotriton diastictus Bishop, 1941
* Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850
* Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)
* Stereochilus marginatus (Hallowell, 1856)
* Urspelerpes brucei Camp, Peterman, Milanovich, Lamb, Maerz, & Wake, 2009
* Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
* Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869
* Aneides flavipunctatus (Strauch, 1870)
* Aneides hardii (Taylor, 1941)
* Aneides iecanus (Cope, 1883)
* Aneides lugubris (Hallowell, 1849)
* Aneides niger Myers & Maslin, 1948
* Aneides vagrans Wake & Jackman, 1999
* Desmognathus abditus Anderson & Tilley, 2003
* Desmognathus aeneus Brown & Bishop, 1947
* Desmognathus apalachicolae Means & Karlin, 1989
* Desmognathus aureatus (Martof, 1956)
* Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838)
* Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895
* Desmognathus carolinensis Dunn, 1916
* Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958
* Desmognathus folkertsi Camp, Tilley, Austin, & Marshall, 2002
* Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
* Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927
* Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)
* Desmognathus melanius (Martof, 1956)
* Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916
* Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859
* Desmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949
* Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996
* Desmognathus organi Crespi, Browne, & Rissler, 2010
* Desmognathus planiceps Newman, 1955
* Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
* Desmognathus santeetlah Tilley, 1981
* Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950
* Desmognathus wrighti King, 1936
* Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850
* Hydromantes brunus Gorman, 1954
* Hydromantes platycephalus (Camp, 1916)
* Hydromantes shastae Gorman & Camp, 1953
* Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton, 1961
* Plethodon ainsworthi Lazell, 1998
* Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944
* Plethodon amplus Highton & Peabody, 2000
* Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944
* Plethodon asupak Mead, Clayton, Nauman, Olson, & Pfrender, 2005
* Plethodon aureolus Highton, 1984
* Plethodon caddoensis Pope & Pope, 1951
* Plethodon chattahoochee Highton, 1989
* Plethodon cheoah Highton & Peabody, 2000
* Plethodon chlorobryonis Mittleman, 1951
* Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)
* Plethodon cylindraceus (Harlan, 1825)
* Plethodon dorsalis Cope, 1889
* Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934
* Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999
* Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916
* Plethodon fourchensis Duncan & Highton, 1979
* Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818)
* Plethodon grobmani Allen & Neill, 1949
* Plethodon hoffmani Highton, 1972
* Plethodon hubrichti Thurow, 1957
* Plethodon idahoensis Slater & Slipp, 1940
* Plethodon jordani Blatchley, 1901
* Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951
* Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989
* Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989
* Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954
* Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000
* Plethodon metcalfi Brimley, 1912
* Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989
* Plethodon montanus Highton & Peabody, 2000
* Plethodon neomexicanus Stebbins & Riemer, 1950
* Plethodon nettingi Green, 1938
* Plethodon ocmulgee Highton, 1989
* Plethodon ouachitae Dunn & Heinze, 1933
* Plethodon petraeus Wynn, Highton, & Jacobs, 1988
* Plethodon punctatus Highton, 1972
* Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938
* Plethodon savannah Highton, 1989
* Plethodon sequoyah Highton, 1989
* Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944
* Plethodon shenandoah Highton & Worthington, 1967
* Plethodon sherando Highton, 2004
* Plethodon shermani Stejneger, 1906
* Plethodon stormi Highton & Brame, 1965
* Plethodon teyahalee Hairston, 1950
* Plethodon vandykei Van Denburgh, 1906
* Plethodon variolatus (Gilliams, 1818)
* Plethodon vehiculum (Cooper, 1860)
* Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997
* Plethodon virginia Highton, 1999
* Plethodon websteri Highton, 1979
* Plethodon wehrlei Fowler & Dunn, 1917
* Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931
* Plethodon yonahlossee Dunn, 1917

### Proteidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Proteidae
* Necturus alabamensis Viosca, 1937
* Necturus beyeri Viosca, 1937
* Necturus lewisi Brimley, 1924
* Necturus louisianensis Viosca, 1938
* Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
* Necturus punctatus (Gibbes, 1850)

### Rhyacotritonidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Rhyacotritonidae
* Rhyacotriton cascadae Good & Wake, 1992
* Rhyacotriton kezeri Good & Wake, 1992
* Rhyacotriton olympicus (Gaige, 1917)
* Rhyacotriton variegatus Stebbins & Lowe, 1951

### Salamandridae

Order: Caudata. Family: Salamandridae
* Notophthalmus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)
* Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop, 1941)
* Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
* Taricha granulosa (Skilton, 1849)
* Taricha rivularis (Twitty, 1935)
* Taricha sierrae (Twitty, 1942)
* Taricha torosa (Rathke, 1833)

### Sirenidae

Order: Caudata. Family: Sirenidae
* Pseudobranchus axanthus Netting & Goin, 1942
* Pseudobranchus striatus (LeConte, 1824)
* Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826
* Siren lacertina Österdam, 1766

## Frogs and Toads (Anura)
### Ascaphidae

Order: Anura. Family: Ascaphidae
* Ascaphus montanus Mittleman & Myers, 1949
* Ascaphus truei Stejneger, 1899

### Bufonidae

Order: Anura. Family: Bufonidae
* Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
* Anaxyrus baxteri (Porter, 1968)
* Anaxyrus boreas (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* Anaxyrus californicus (Camp, 1915)
* Anaxyrus canorus (Camp, 1916)
* Anaxyrus cognatus (Say, 1822)
* Anaxyrus debilis (Girard, 1854)
* Anaxyrus exsul (Myers, 1942)
* Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)
* Anaxyrus hemiophrys (Cope, 1886)
* Anaxyrus houstonensis (Sanders, 1953)
* Anaxyrus microscaphus (Cope, 1867)
* Anaxyrus nelsoni (Stejneger, 1893)
* Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* Anaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840)
* Anaxyrus retiformis (Sanders & Smith, 1951)
* Anaxyrus speciosus (Girard, 1854)
* Anaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789)
* Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854)
* Incilius alvarius (Girard, 1859)
* Incilius nebulifer (Girard, 1854)
* Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Craugastoridae

Order: Anura. Family: Craugastoridae
* Craugastor augusti (Dugès, 1879)

### Dendrobatidae

Order: Anura. Family: Dendrobatidae
* Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855)

### Eleutherodactylidae

Order: Anura. Family: Eleutherodactylidae
* Eleutherodactylus coqui Thomas, 1966
* Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides (Cope, 1877)
* Eleutherodactylus guttilatus (Cope, 1879)
* Eleutherodactylus marnockii (Cope, 1878)
* Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862)

### Hylidae

Order: Anura. Family: Hylidae
* Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947
* Acris crepitans Baird, 1854
* Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825)
* Hyla andersonii Baird, 1854
* Hyla arenicolor Cope, 1866
* Hyla avivoca Viosca, 1928
* Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880
* Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799)
* Hyla femoralis Daudin, 1800
* Hyla gratiosa LeConte, 1856
* Hyla squirella Daudin, 1800
* Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825
* Hyla wrightorum Taylor, 1939
* Osteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
* Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)
* Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933
* Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)
* Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)
* Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
* Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, & Cannatella, 2008
* Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Hallowell, 1854)
* Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951
* Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955
* Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)
* Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825)
* Pseudacris ocularis (Holbrook, 1838)
* Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836)
* Pseudacris regilla (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* Pseudacris sierra (Jameson, Mackey, & Richmond, 1966)
* Pseudacris streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933
* Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
* Smilisca baudinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
* Smilisca fodiens (Boulenger, 1882)
* Litoria caerulea (White, 1790)

### Leptodactylidae

Order: Anura. Family: Leptodactylidae
* Leptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877)

### Microhylidae

Order: Anura. Family: Microhylidae
* Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835)
* Gastrophryne mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1943)
* Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856)
* Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)

### Pipidae

Order: Anura. Family: Pipidae
* Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)

### Ranidae

Order: Anura. Family: Ranidae
* Glandirana rugosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
* Lithobates areolatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* Lithobates berlandieri (Baird, 1859)
* Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, & Brown, 1973)
* Lithobates capito (LeConte, 1855)
* Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)
* Lithobates chiricahuensis (Platz & Mecham, 1979)
* Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801)
* Lithobates fisheri (Stejneger, 1893)
* Lithobates grylio (Stejneger, 1901)
* Lithobates heckscheri (Wright, 1924)
* Lithobates okaloosae (Moler, 1985)
* Lithobates onca (Cope, 1875)
* Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825)
* Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782)
* Lithobates septentrionalis (Baird, 1854)
* Lithobates sevosus (Goin & Netting, 1940)
* Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886)
* Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825)
* Lithobates tarahumarae (Boulenger, 1917)
* Lithobates virgatipes (Cope, 1891)
* Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984)
* Rana aurora Baird & Girard, 1852
* Rana boylii Baird, 1854
* Rana cascadae Slater, 1939
* Rana draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852
* Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913
* Rana muscosa Camp, 1917
* Rana pretiosa Baird & Girard, 1853
* Rana sierrae Camp, 1917

### Rhinophrynidae

Order: Anura. Family: Rhinophrynidae
* Rhinophrynus dorsalis Duméril & Bibron, 1841

### Scaphiopodidae

Order: Anura. Family: Scaphiopodidae
* Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854
* Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835)
* Scaphiopus hurterii Strecker, 1910
* Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863)
* Spea hammondii (Baird, 1859)
* Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883)
* Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863)