List of amphibians of North Carolina
This is a list of amphibian species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.[1][2] Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications.[3][4][5]
Salamanders
Order: Caudata
- Family: Sirenidae
- Eastern lesser siren Siren intermedia intermedia
- Greater siren Siren lacertina
- Family: Cryptobranchidae
- Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
- Family: Proteidae
- Neuse River waterdog Necturus lewisi
- Common mudpuppy Necturus maculosus maculosus
- Dwarf waterdog Necturus punctatus
- Family: Amphiumidae
- Two-toed amphiuma Amphiuma means
- Family: Ambystomatidae
- Mabee's salamander Ambystoma mabeei
- Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum
- Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum
- Mole salamander Ambystoma talpoideum
- Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
- Family: Salamandridae
- Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
- Broken-striped newt Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis
- Family: Plethodontidae
- Green salamander Aneides aeneus
- Seepage salamander Desmognathus aeneus
- Holbrook's southern dusky salamanderDesmognathus auriculatus
- Carolina mountain dusky salamander Desmognathus carolinensis
- Spotted dusky salamander Desmognathus conanti
- Dwarf black-bellied salamander Desmognathus folkertsi
- Northern dusky salamander Desmognathus fuscus
- Imitator salamander Desmognathus imitator
- Shovel-nosed salamander Desmognathus marmoratus
- Seal salamander Desmognathus monticola
- Ocoee salamander Desmognathus ocoee
- Blue Ridge dusky salamander Desmognathus orestes
- Northern pygmy salamander Desmognathus organi
- Black-bellied salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus
- Santeetlah dusky salamander Desmognathus santeetlah
- Pygmy salamander Desmognathus wrighti
- Chamberlain's dwarf salamander Eurycea chamberlaini
- Southern two-lined salamander Eurycea cirrigera
- Three-lined salamander Eurycea guttolineata
- Junaluska salamander Eurycea junaluska
- Long-tailed salamander Eurycea longicauda
- Southeastern dwarf salamander Eurycea quadridigitata
- Blue Ridge two-lined salamander Eurycea wilderae
- Blue Ridge spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi
- Carolina spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus dunni
- Northern spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus
- Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum
- Blue Ridge gray-cheeked salamander Plethodon amplus
- Tellico salamander Plethodon aureolus
- Chattahoochee slimy salamanderPlethodon chattahoochee
- Cheoah Bald salamander Plethodon cheoah
- Atlantic Coast slimy salamanderPlethodon chlorobryonis
- Eastern red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus
- White-spotted slimy salamander Plethodon cylindraceus
- Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus
- Red-cheeked salamander Plethodon jordani
- South Mountain gray-cheeked salamander Plethodon meridianus
- Southern gray-cheeked salamander Plethodon metcalfi
- Northern gray-cheeked salamander Plethodon montanus
- Southern ravine salamander Plethodon richmondi
- Southern red-backed salamander Plethodon serratus
- Red-legged salamander Plethodon shermani
- Southern Appalachian salamander Plethodon teyahalee
- Southern zigzag salamander Plethodon ventralis
- Wehrle's salamander Plethodon wehrlei
- Weller's salamander Plethodon welleri
- Yonahlossee salamander Plethodon yonahlossee
- Mud salamander Pseudotriton montanus
- Blue Ridge red salamander Pseudotriton ruber nitidus
- Northern red salamander Pseudotriton ruber ruber
- Black-chinned red salamander Pseudotriton ruber schencki
- Many-lined salamander Stereochilus marginatus
Frogs
Order: Anura
- Family: Scaphiopodidae
- Eastern spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii
- Family: Bufonidae
- Eastern American toad Anaxyrus americanus americanus
- Fowler's toad Anaxyrus fowleri
- Oak toad Anaxyrus quercicus
- Southern toad Anaxyrus terrestris
- Family: Hylidae
- Eastern cricket frog Acris crepitans
- Southern cricket frog Acris gryllus
- Pine Barrens treefrog Hyla andersonii
- Cope's gray treefrogHyla chrysoscelis
- Green treefrog Hyla cinerea
- Pine woods treefrog Hyla femoralis
- Barking treefrogHyla gratiosa
- Squirrel treefrog Hyla squirella
- Gray treefrogHyla versicolor
- Mountain chorus frogPseudacris brachyphona
- Brimley's chorus frog Pseudacris brimleyi
- Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer
- Upland chorus frog Pseudacris feriarum
- Southern chorus frog Pseudacris nigrita
- Little grass frog Pseudacris ocularis
- Ornate chorus frog Pseudacris ornata
- Family: Microhylidae
- Eastern narrow-mouthed toad Gastrophryne carolinensis
- Family: Ranidae
- Gopher frog Lithobates capito
- American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
- Green frog Lithobates clamitans
- River frog Lithobates heckscheri
- Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris
- Southern leopard frog Lithobates sphenocephalus
- Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus
- Carpenter frog Lithobates virgatipes
References
- ^ Beane, Jeffrey C.; Braswell, Alvin L. (2011). "Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina" (PDF). North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "Checklist of North Carolina Amphibians". North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. 2004. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-946681-00-3. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-916984-85-4. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ISBN 0-916984-74-5. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
Further reading
- Beane, Jeffrey C.; Braswell, Alvin L.; Mitchell, Joseph C.; Palmer, William M.; Harrison, Julian R. III (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia (2nd ed.). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-7112-6.
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