California Amphibians: Salamanders, Newts, Frogs, and Toads Key Species

Dicamptodon ensatus

Dicamptodon tenebrosus

Coastal Giant Salamander

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Southern Torrent Salamander

Ambystoma californiense

California Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma gracile

Northwestern Salamander

Ambystoma macrodactylum

Long-toed Salamander

Ambystoma mavortium

Western Tiger Salamander

Taricha granulosa

Rough Skinned Newt

Taricha rivularis

Red-Bellied Newt

Taricha sierrae

Sierra Newt

Taricha torosa

California Newt

Aneiders ferreus

Clouded Salamander

Aneides flavipunctatus

Speckled Black Salamander

Aneides iecanus

Shasta Black Salamander

Aneides lugubris

Arboreal Salamander

Aneider niger

Santa Cruz Black Salamander

Aneides vagrans

Wandering Salamander

Batrachoseps attenuatus

California Slender Salamander

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Ensatina

Hydromantes samweli

Samwell Shasta Salamander

Hydromantes shastae

Shasta Salamander

Hydromantes wintu

Wintu Shasta Salamander

Hydromantes sp.

Castle Crags Salamander

Ascaphus truei

Coastal Tailed Frog

Anaxyrus boreas

Western Toad

Anaxyrus punctatus

Red-spotted Toad

Anaxyrus canorus

Yosemite Toad

Pseudacris regilla

Pacific Chorus Frog

Rana aurora

Northern Red-Legged Frog

Rana draytonii

California Red-legged Frog

Rana boylii

Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog

Rana cascadae

Cascades Frog

Rana pipiens

Northern Leopard Frog

Spea hammondii

Western Spadefoot