List of amphibians of Virginia
This is a list of amphibians native to the state of Virginia. Species which are endemic to Virginia are bolded.
Anura (frogs and toads)
Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |
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IUCN Red List | State (NatureServe) | |||
American toad | Anaxyrus americanus americanus | Bufonidae | Secure (S5) | |
Fowler's toad | Anaxyrus fowleri | Bufonidae | Secure (S5) | |
Oak toad | Anaxyrus quercicus | Bufonidae | Vulnerable (S3) | |
Southern toad | Anaxyrus terrestris | Bufonidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Eastern cricket frog | Acris crepitans crepitans | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Southern cricket frog | Acris gryllus | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Cope's gray tree frog | Dryophrytes chrysoscelis | Hylidae | Secure (S5) | |
Green tree frog | Dryophrytes cinereus | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Pine woods tree frog | Dryophrytes femoralis | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Barking tree frog | Dryophrytes gratiosus | Hylidae | Imperiled (S2) | |
Squirrel tree frog | Dryophrytes squirellus | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Gray tree frog | Dryophrytes versicolor | Hylidae | Secure (S5) | |
Appalachian mountain chorus frog | Pseudacris brachyphona | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Brimley's chorus frog | Pseudacris brimleyi | Hylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Hylidae | Secure (S5) | |
Upland chorus frog | Pseudacris feriarum | Hylidae | Secure (S5) | |
New Jersey chorus frog | Pseudacris kalmi | Hylidae | ||
Southern chorus frog | Pseudacris nigrita | Hylidae | Vulnerable (S3) | |
Little grass frog | Pseudacris ocularis | Hylidae | Vulnerable (S3) | |
Eastern narrow-mouthed toad | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Microhylidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
American bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Ranidae | Secure (S5) | |
Northern green frog | Lithobates clamitans melanota | Ranidae | Secure (S5) | |
Atlantic coast leopard frog | Lithobates kauffeldi | Ranidae | ||
Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris | Ranidae | Secure (S5) | |
Southern leopard frog | Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius | Ranidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Ranidae | Secure (S5) | |
Carpenter frog | Lithobates virgatipes | Ranidae | Vulnerable (S3) | |
Eastern spadefoot toad | Scaphiopus holbrooki | Scaphiopodidae | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Salamanders
Lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae)
Name | Species / Subspecies | Conservation status | |||
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IUCN Red List | Federal (ESA) | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | ||
Green salamander | Aneides aeneus | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Holbrook's southern dusky salamander | Desmognathus auriculatus | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus | Secure (S5) | |||
Kanawha black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus kanawha | ||||
Shovel-nosed salamander | Desmognathus marmoratus | Critically Imperiled (S1) | |||
Pisgah black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus mavrokoilius | ||||
Seal salamander | Desmognathus monticola | Secure (S5) | |||
Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Blue Ridge dusky salamander | Desmognathus orestes | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Northern pygmy salamander | Desmognathus organi | Imperiled (S2) | |||
Flat-headed salamander | Desmognathus planiceps | Vulnerable (G3) | |||
Black Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus welteri | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata | Secure (S5) | |||
Southern two-lined salamander | Eurycea cirrigera | Secure (S5) | |||
Three-lined salamander | Eurycea guttolineata | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Eastern long-tailed salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda | Secure (S5) | |||
Cave salamander | Eurycea lucifuga | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Blue Ridge two-lined salamander | Eurycea wilderae | Imperiled (S2) | |||
Spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Secure (S5) | |||
Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Secure (S5) | |||
Atlantic Coast slimy salamander | Plethodon chlorobryonis | ||||
Eastern red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Secure (S5) | |||
White-spotted slimy salamander | Plethodon cylindraceus | Secure (S5) | |||
Dixie Caverns salamander | Plethodon dixi | Critically Imperiled (G1) | |||
Northern slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus | Secure (S5) | |||
Valley and ridge salamander | Plethodon hoffmani | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Peaks of Otter salamander | Plethodon hubrichti | Imperiled (G2) | |||
Blacksburg salamander | Plethodon jacksoni | ||||
Cumberland Plateau salamander | Plethodon kentucki | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Northern gray-cheeked salamander | Plethodon montanus | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Cow Knob salamander | Plethodon punctatus | Imperiled (S2) | |||
Southern ravine salamander | Plethodon richmondi | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | Endangered | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (G1) | |
Big Levels salamander | Plethodon sherando | Imperiled (G2) | |||
Southern zigzag salamander | Plethodon ventralis | Critically Imperiled (S1) | |||
Shenandoah Mountain salamander | Plethodon virginia | Imperiled (S2) | |||
Wehrle's salamander | Plethodon wehrlei | Apparently Secure (S4) | |||
Weller's salamander | Plethodon welleri | Imperiled (S2) | |||
Yonahlossee salamander | Plethodon yonahlossee | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Mud salamander | Pseudotriton montanus | Secure (S5) | |||
Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | Secure (S5) | |||
Many-lined salamander | Stereochilus marginatus | Vulnerable (S3) |
Other salamanders
Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | ||
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IUCN Red List | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Ambystomatidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Mabee's salamander | Ambystoma mabeei | Ambystomatidae | State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) | |
Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Ambystomatidae | Secure (S5) | ||
Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum | Ambystomatidae | Secure (S5) | ||
Mole salamander | Ambystoma talpoideum | Ambystomatidae | Imperiled (S2) | ||
Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Ambystomatidae | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) | |
Two-toed amphiuma | Amphiuma means | Amphiumidae | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | Cryptobranchidae | Imperiled (S2) | ||
Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus | Proteidae | Imperiled (S2) | ||
Dwarf waterdog | Necturus punctatus | Proteidae | Imperiled (S2) | ||
Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens | Salamandridae | Secure (S5) | ||
Eastern lesser siren | Siren intermedia intermedia | Sirenidae | |||
Greater siren | Siren lacertina | Sirenidae | Vulnerable (S3) |
External links
- List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia April, 2022
- Virginia Threatened and Endangered Faunal Species
- FWS ECOS Listed species with spatial current range believed to or known to occur in Virginia
- NatureServe Explorer
- AmphibiaWeb search for amphibians in the state of Virginia
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