United States of America
Checklist of Endemic Amphibian Species
This list of amphibian species found exclusively in the United States of America is based on the species recognized in AmphibiaWeb as of 28 October 2018. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Additional species added to AmphibiaWeb after 28 October 2018 are listed at the bottom of this page.
Anaxyrus
baxteri (Anura - Bufonidae) Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus
canorus (Anura - Bufonidae) Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus
exsul (Anura - Bufonidae) Black Toad
Anaxyrus
houstonensis (Anura
- Bufonidae) Houston Toad
Anaxyrus
microscaphus (Anura
- Bufonidae) Arizona Toad
Anaxyrus
nelsoni (Anura - Bufonidae) Amargosa Toad
Anaxyrus
quercicus (Anura
- Bufonidae) Oak Toad
Anaxyrus
terrestris (Anura
- Bufonidae) Southern Toad
Anaxyrus
williamsi (Anura
- Bufonidae) Dixie Valley Toad
Eleutherodactylus
marnockii (Anura
- Eleutherodactylidae) Cliff
Chirping Frog
Acris
crepitans (Anura
- Hylidae) Northern Cricket Frog
Acris
gryllus (Anura - Hylidae) Southern Cricket Frog
Hyla
andersonii (Anura
- Hylidae) Pine Barrens Tree Frog
Hyla
avivoca (Anura - Hylidae) Bird-voiced Tree Frog
Hyla
cinerea (Anura - Hylidae) Green Tree Frog
Hyla
femoralis (Anura
- Hylidae) Pine Woods Tree Frog
Hyla
gratiosa (Anura
- Hylidae) Barking Tree Frog
Hyla
squirella (Anura
- Hylidae) Squirrel Tree Frog
Pseudacris
brachyphona (Anura
- Hylidae) Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
brimleyi (Anura
- Hylidae) Brimley's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
feriarum (Anura
- Hylidae) Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
fouquettei (Anura
- Hylidae) Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
illinoensis (Anura
- Hylidae) Illinois Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
kalmi (Anura - Hylidae) New Jersey Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
nigrita (Anura - Hylidae) Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
ocularis (Anura
- Hylidae) Little Grass Frog
Pseudacris
ornata (Anura - Hylidae) Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris
streckeri (Anura
- Hylidae) Strecker's Chorus Frog
Gastrophryne
carolinensis (Anura
- Microhylidae) Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Rana
areolata (Anura
- Ranidae) Crawfish Frog
Rana
blairi (Anura - Ranidae) Plains Leopard Frog
Rana
capito (Anura - Ranidae) Gopher Frog
Rana
cascadae (Anura
- Ranidae) Cascades Frog
Rana
fisheri (Anura - Ranidae) Vegas Valley Leopard Frog
Rana
grylio (Anura - Ranidae) Pig Frog
Rana
heckscheri (Anura
- Ranidae) River Frog
Rana
kauffeldi (Anura
- Ranidae) Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog
Rana
muscosa (Anura - Ranidae) Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana
okaloosae (Anura
- Ranidae) Florida Bog Frog
Rana
onca (Anura - Ranidae) Relict Leopard Frog
Rana
pretiosa (Anura
- Ranidae) Oregon Spotted Frog
Rana
sevosa (Anura - Ranidae) Dusky Gopher Frog
Rana
sierrae (Anura - Ranidae) Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana
sphenocephala (Anura
- Ranidae) Southern Leopard Frog
Rana
virgatipes (Anura
- Ranidae) Carpenter Frog
Scaphiopus
holbrookii (Anura
- Scaphiopodidae) Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus
hurterii (Anura
- Scaphiopodidae) Hurter's Spadefoot
Ambystoma
annulatum (Caudata
- Ambystomatidae) Ringed Salamander
Ambystoma
barbouri (Caudata
- Ambystomatidae) Streamside Salamander
Ambystoma
bishopi (Caudata - Ambystomatidae) Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
Ambystoma
californiense (Caudata
- Ambystomatidae) California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma
cingulatum (Caudata
- Ambystomatidae) Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
Ambystoma
mabeei (Caudata - Ambystomatidae) Mabee's Salamander
Ambystoma
opacum (Caudata - Ambystomatidae) Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma
talpoideum (Caudata
- Ambystomatidae) Mole Salamander
Amphiuma
means (Caudata - Amphiumidae) Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma
pholeter (Caudata
- Amphiumidae) One-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma
tridactylum (Caudata
- Amphiumidae) Three-toed Amphiuma
Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis (Caudata
- Cryptobranchidae) Hellbender
Dicamptodon
aterrimus (Caudata
- Dicamptodontidae) Idaho Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon
copei (Caudata - Dicamptodontidae) Cope's Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon
ensatus (Caudata - Dicamptodontidae) California Giant Salamander
Aneides
aeneus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Green Salamander
Aneides
ferreus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Clouded Salamander
Aneides
flavipunctatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Black Salamander
Aneides
hardii (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Sacramento Mountains Salamander
Batrachoseps
altasierrae (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
aridus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Desert Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
attenuatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
bramei (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Fairview Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
campi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Inyo Mountains Salamander
Batrachoseps
diabolicus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
gabrieli (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
gavilanensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
gregarius (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
incognitus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) San Simeon Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
kawia (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Sequoia Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
luciae (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
minor (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Lesser Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
nigriventris (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
pacificus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
regius (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Kings River Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
relictus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Relictual Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
robustus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Kern Plateau Salamander
Batrachoseps
simatus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
stebbinsi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Tehachapi Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps
wrighti (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Oregon Slender Salamander
Desmognathus
abditus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Cumberland Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
aeneus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Seepage Salamander
Desmognathus
apalachicolae (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
auriculatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
brimleyorum (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Ouachita Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
carolinensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
conanti (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
folkertsi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus
imitator (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Imitator Salamander
Desmognathus
marmoratus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Shovel-nosed Salamander
Desmognathus
monticola (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Seal Salamander
Desmognathus
ocoee (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Ocoee Salamander
Desmognathus
orestes (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
organi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Northern pygmy salamander
Desmognathus
planiceps (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Flat-headed Salamander
Desmognathus
quadramaculatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus
santeetlah (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
valentinei (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Valentine's Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
welteri (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Black Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus
wrighti (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Pygmy Salamander
Eurycea
aquatica (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Dark-sided Salamander
Eurycea
braggi (Caudata - Plethodontidae)
Eurycea
chamberlaini (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea
chisholmensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Salado Salamander
Eurycea
cirrigera (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea
guttolineata (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea
hillisi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Hillis's Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea
junaluska (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Junaluska Salamander
Eurycea
latitans (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Cascade Caverns Salamander
Eurycea
longicauda (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea
lucifuga (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Cave Salamander
Eurycea
multiplicata (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Many-ribbed Salamander
Eurycea
nana (Caudata - Plethodontidae) San Marcos Salamander
Eurycea
naufragia (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Georgetown Salamander
Eurycea
neotenes (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Texas Salamander
Eurycea
nereus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Spring Grotto Salamander
Eurycea
paludicola (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea
pterophila (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Fern Bank Salamander
Eurycea
quadridigitata (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea
rathbuni (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Texas Blind Salamander
Eurycea
robusta (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Blanco Blind Salamander
Eurycea
sosorum (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Barton Springs Salamander
Eurycea
spelaea (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Ozark Grotto Salamander
Eurycea
sphagnicola (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Bog Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea
subfluvicola (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Ouachita Streambed Salamander
Eurycea
tonkawae (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Jollyville Plateau Salamander
Eurycea
tridentifera (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Comal Blind Salamander
Eurycea
troglodytes (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Valdina Farms Salamander
Eurycea
tynerensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Oklahoma Salamander
Eurycea
wallacei (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Georgia Blind Salamander
Eurycea
waterlooensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Austin Blind Salamander
Eurycea
wilderae (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
Gyrinophilus
gulolineatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Berry Cave Salamander
Gyrinophilus
palleucus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Tennessee Cave Salamander
Gyrinophilus
subterraneus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) West Virginia Spring Salamander
Hydromantes
brunus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Limestone Salamander
Hydromantes
platycephalus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes
samweli (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Samwel Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes
shastae (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes
wintu (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Wintu Shasta Salamander
Phaeognathus
hubrichti (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Red Hills Salamander
Plethodon
ainsworthi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Catahoula Salamander,
Plethodon
albagula (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Western Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
amplus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon
angusticlavius (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Ozark Salamander
Plethodon
asupak (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Scott Bar Salamander
Plethodon
aureolus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Tellico Salamander
Plethodon
caddoensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Caddo Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
chattahoochee (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
cheoah (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Cheoah Bald Salamander
Plethodon
chlorobryonis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
cylindraceus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) White-spotted Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
dixi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Dixie Cavern Salamander
Plethodon
dorsalis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon
dunni (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon
electromorphus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Northern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon
elongatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon
fourchensis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Fourche Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
glutinosus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
grobmani (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southeastern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
hoffmani (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Valley and Ridge Salamander
Plethodon
hubrichti (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Peaks of Otter Salamander
Plethodon
jordani (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Jordan's Salamander
Plethodon
kentucki (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Plethodon
kiamichi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Kiamichi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
kisatchie (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Louisiana Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
larselli (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Larch Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
meridianus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon
metcalfi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon
mississippi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
montanus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon
neomexicanus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Jemez Mountains Salamander
Plethodon
nettingi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Cheat Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
ocmulgee (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
ouachitae (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Rich Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
petraeus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Pigeon Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
punctatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Cow Knob Salamander
Plethodon
richmondi (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Ravine Salamander
Plethodon
savannah (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Savannah Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
sequoyah (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Sequoyah Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
serratus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon
shenandoah (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Shenandoah Salamander
Plethodon
sherando (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Big Levels Salamander
Plethodon
shermani (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Red-legged Salamander
Plethodon
stormi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Plethodon
teyahalee (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Appalachian Salamander
Plethodon
vandykei (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon
variolatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) South Carolina Slimy Salamander
Plethodon
ventralis (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Southern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon
virginia (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
Plethodon
websteri (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Webster's Salamander
Plethodon
wehrlei (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Wehrle's Salamander
Plethodon
welleri (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Weller's Salamander
Plethodon
yonahlossee (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Yonahlossee Salamander
Pseudotriton
montanus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton
ruber (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Red Salamander
Stereochilus
marginatus (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Many-lined Salamander
Urspelerpes
brucei (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Patch-nosed Salamander
Necturus
alabamensis (Caudata
- Proteidae) Black Warrior Waterdog
Necturus
beyeri (Caudata - Proteidae) Gulf Coast Waterdog
Necturus
lewisi (Caudata - Proteidae) Neuse River Waterdog
Necturus
punctatus (Caudata
- Proteidae) Dwarf Waterdog
Rhyacotriton
cascadae (Caudata
- Rhyacotritonidae) Cascade Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton
kezeri (Caudata - Rhyacotritonidae) Columbia Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton
olympicus (Caudata
- Rhyacotritonidae) Olympic Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton
variegatus (Caudata
- Rhyacotritonidae) Southern Torrent Salamander
Notophthalmus
perstriatus (Caudata
- Salamandridae) Striped Newt
Taricha
rivularis (Caudata
- Salamandridae) Red-bellied Newt
Taricha
sierrae (Caudata - Salamandridae) Sierra Newt
Taricha
torosa (Caudata - Salamandridae) California Newt
Pseudobranchus
axanthus (Caudata
- Sirenidae) Southern Dwarf Siren
Pseudobranchus striatus (Caudata - Sirenidae) Northern Dwarf Siren
Recently described species added to AmphibiaWeb after 28 October 2018 are listed below. These 26 species added to the 209 listed above total 245 endemic amphibian species for the United States of America.
Anaxyrus monfontanus (Anura - Bufonidae) Hot Creek Toad
Pseudacris collinsorum (Anura - Hylidae) Collinses' Mountain Chorus Frog
Aneides caryaensis (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamander
Aneides klamathensis (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Klamath Black Salamander
Batrachoseps wakei (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Arguello Slender Salamander
Desmognathus adatsihi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Great Smokies Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus anicetus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Foothills Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus bairdi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Piedmont Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus balsameus (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Great Balsams Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus campi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Camp's Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus catahoula (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Catahoula Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cheaha (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Talladega Seal Salamander
Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Cherokee Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus kanawha (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Kanawha Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus lycos (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Wolf Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus mavrokoilius (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Pisgah Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus pascagoula (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Pascagoula Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus tilleyi (Caudata - Plethodontidae) Max Patch Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valtos (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Carolina Swamp Dusky Salamander
Eurycea arenicola (Caudata
- Plethodontidae) Carolina Sandhills Salamander
Necturus moleri (Caudata - Proteidae) Apalachicola Waterdog
Siren reticulata (Caudata - Sirenidae) Reticulated Siren
Siren sphagnicola (Caudata - Sirenidae) Seepage Siren