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Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide

An Online Guide for the Identification of Amphibians in North America north of Mexico

Order Anura: Frogs and Toads

Genus Acris - Cricket Frogs
Ascaphus truei - Tailed Frog
Genus Bufo - Toads
Genus Eleutherodactylus - Rainfrogs
Genus Gastrophryne - North American Narrow-mouthed Frogs
Genus Hyla - Treefrogs
Hypopachus variolosus - Sheep Frog
Leptodactylus labialis - Mexican White-lipped Frog
Osteopilus septentrionalis - Cuban Treefrog
Genus Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs
Pternohyla fodiens - Lowland Burrowing Treefrog
Genus Rana - True Frogs
Rhinophrynus dorsalis - Mexican Burrowing Toad
Genus Scaphiopus - North American Spadefoots
Smilisca baudinii - Mexican Treefrog
Genus Spea - Western Spadefoots
Xenopis laevis - African Clawed Frog

This list is sorted by SPECIES NAME | Sort Species by FAMILY NAME

Genus Acris - Cricket Frogs

Northern Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans blanchardi
- Eastern (Northern) Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans crepitans
- Coastal Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans paludicola
Southern Cricket Frog - Acris gryllus
- Florida Cricket Frog - Acris gryllus dorsalis
- Coastal Plain (Southern) Cricket Frog - Acris gryllus gryllus

Ascaphus truei - Tailed Frog

Genus Bufo - Toads

Colorado River Toad - Bufo alvarius
American Toad - Bufo americanus
- Eastern American Toad - Bufo americanus americanus
- Dwarf American Toad - Bufo americanus charlesmithi
Wyoming Toad - Bufo baxteri (formerly B. hemiophrys baxteri)
Western Toad - Bufo boreas
- Boreal Toad - Bufo boreas boreas
- California Toad - Bufo boreas halophilus
- Amargosa Toad - Bufo boreas nelsoni
Arroyo Toad - Bufo californicus
Yosemite Toad - Bufo canorus
Great Plains Toad - Bufo cognatus
Green Toad - Bufo debilis
- Eastern Green Toad - Bufo debilis debilis
- Western Green Toad - Bufo debilis insidior
Black Toad - Bufo exsul
Fowler's Toad - Bufo fowleri (formerly B. woodhousii fowleri)
Canadian Toad - Bufo hemiophrys
Houston Toad - Bufo houstonensis
Cane Toad - Bufo marinus
Arizona Toad - Bufo microscaphus
Red-spotted Toad - Bufo punctatus
Oak Toad - Bufo quercicus
Sonoran Green Toad - Bufo retiformis
Texas Toad - Bufo speciosus
Southern Toad - Bufo terrestris
Gulf Coast Toad - Bufo valliceps
Woodhouse's Toad - Bufo woodhousii
- Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad - Bufo woodhousii australis
- East Texas Toad - Bufo woodhousii velatus
- Rocky Mountain Toad (Western Woodhouse's Toad) Bufo woodhousii woodhousii

Genus Eleutherodactylus - Rainfrogs

Barking Frog - Eleutherodactylus augusti
- Western Barking Frog - Eleutherodactylus augusti cactorum
- Balcones Barking Frog - Eleutherodactylus augusti latrans
Coqui - Eleutherodactylus coqui
Rio Grande Chirping Frog - Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi
Spotted Chirping Frog - Eleutherodactylus guttilatus
Cliff Chirping Frog - Eleutherodactylus marnockii
Greenhouse Frog - Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Genus Gastrophryne - North American Narrow-mouthed Frogs

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad - Gastrophryne carolinensis
Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad - Gastrophryne olivacea

Genus Hyla - Treefrogs

Pine Barrens Treefrog - Hyla andersonii
Canyon Treefrog - Hyla arenicolor
Bird-voiced Treefrog - Hyla avivoca
- Western Bird-voiced Treefrog - Hyla avivoca avivoca
- Eastern Bird-voiced Treefrog - Hyla avivoca ogechiensis
Cope's Gray Treefrog - Hyla chrysoscelis
Green Treefrog - Hyla cinerea
Mountain Treefrog - Hyla eximia
Pine Woods Treefrog - Hyla femoralis
Barking Treefrog - Hyla gratiosa
Squirrel Treefrog - Hyla squirella
Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor

Hypopachus variolosus - Sheep Frog

Leptodactylus labialis - Mexican White-lipped Frog

Osteopilus septentrionalis - Cuban Treefrog

Genus Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs

Mountain Chorus Frog - Pseudacris brachyphona
Brimley's Chorus Frog - Pseudacris brimleyi
California Treefrog - Pseudacris cadaverina (formerly Hyla cadaverina)
Spotted Chorus Frog - Pseudacris clarkii
Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer (formerly Hyla crucifer)
- Southern Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer bartramiana
- Northern Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer crucifer
Southeastern Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum
- Upland Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum feriarum (formerly P. triseriata feriarum)
- New Jersey Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum kalmi (formerly P. triseriata kalmi)
Boreal Chorus Frog - Pseudacris maculata (formerly P. triseriata maculata)
Southern Chorus Frog - Pseudacris nigrita
- Striped Southern (Southern) Chorus Frog - Pseudacris nigrita nigrita
- Florida Chorus Frog - Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa
Little Grass Frog - Pseudacris ocularis (formerly Limnaoedus ocularis)
Ornate Chorus Frog - Pseudacris ornata
Pacific Treefrog - Pseudacris regilla (formerly Hyla regilla)
Strecker's Chorus Frog - Pseudacris streckeri
- Illinois Chorus Frog - Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis
- Strecker's Chorus Frog - Pseudacris streckeri streckeri
Western Chorus Frog - Pseudacris triseriata (formerly P. t. triseriata)

Pternohyla fodiens - Lowland Burrowing Treefrog

Genus Rana - True Frogs

Crawfish Frog - Rana areolata
- Southern Crawfish Frog - Rana areolata areolata
- Northern Crawfish Frog - Rana areolata circulosa
Red-legged Frog - Rana aurora
- Northern Red-legged Frog - Rana aurora aurora
- California Red-legged Frog - Rana aurora draytonii
Rio Grande Leopard Frog - Rana berlandieri
Plains Leopard Frog - Rana blairi
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog - Rana boylii
Gopher Frog - Rana capito
- Florida Gopher Frog - Rana capito aesopus (formerly R. areolata aesopus)
- Carolina Gopher Frog - Rana capito capito (formerly R. areolata capito)
- Dusky Gopher Frog - Rana capito sevosa (formerly R. areolata sevosa)
Cascades Frog - Rana cascadae
American Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana
Chiricahua Leopard Frog - Rana chiricahuensis
Green (or Bronze) Frog - Rana clamitans
- Bronze Frog - Rana clamitans clamitans
- Northern Green (Green) Frog - Rana clamitans melanota
Pig Frog - Rana grylio
River Frog - Rana heckscheri
Columbia Spotted Frog - Rana luteiventris (formerly R. pretiosa)
Mountain Yellow-legged Frog - Rana muscosa
Florida Bog Frog - Rana okaloosae
Relict Leopard Frog - Rana onca
Pickerel Frog - Rana palustris
Northern Leopard Frog - Rana pipiens
Oregon Spotted (Spotted) Frog - Rana pretiosa
Mink Frog - Rana septentrionalis
Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala (formerly R. utricularia)
- Florida Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala sphenocephala (formerly R. u. utricularia)
- Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala utricularia (formerly R. u. sphenocephala)
Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog - Rana subaquavocalis
Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica
Tarahumara Frog - Rana tarahumarae
Carpenter Frog - Rana virgatipes
Lowland Leopard Frog - Rana yavapaiensis

Rhinophrynus dorsalis - Mexican Burrowing Toad

Genus Scaphiopus - North American Spadefoots

Couch's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus couchii
Eastern Spadefoot - Scaphiopus holbrookii
Hurter's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus hurterii (formerly S. holbrookii hurterii)

Smilisca baudinii - Mexican Treefrog

Genus Spea - Western Spadefoots

Plains Spadefoot - Spea bombifrons (formerly Scaphiopus bombifrons)
Western Spadefoot - Spea hammondii (formerly Scaphiopus hammondii)
Great Basin Spadefoot - Spea intermontana (formerly Scaphiopus intermontana)
Mexican Spadefoot - Spea multiplicata stagnalis (formerly Scaphiopus multiplicatus)

Xenopis laevis - African Clawed Frog

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Anura: Frogs and Toads - by Family / by Species
Caudata: Salamanders - by Family / by Species

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