Brightly colored black-chinned red salamanders are fairly common throughout the park at elevations up to 3,000 feet. Two major groups of amphibians occur in the Great Smokies: the salamanders (30 species) and the frogs and toads (14 species). Check out the Amphibians Checklist for scientific and common names. Amphibians - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Amphibians in the Park. Wood frogs breed early in the year. Their mating calls can often be heard on warm winter days as early as January. Warren Bielenberg photo.