Amphibians in California
The state of California is located in the western United States and has a varied climate. The summers are hot and dry, while the winters can be cold and wet. Some of the amphibians that can be found in California include the Pacific chorus frog, the California slender salamander, and the red-backed salamander.
Frogs & Toads (Anura) in California
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus canorus
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus woodhousii
Scientific Name: Spea hammondii
Other Name(s): western spadefoot toad, Hammond's spadefoot, or Hammond's spadefoot toad,
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Scientific Name: Rana muscosa
Scientific Name: Lithobates berlandieri
Scientific Name: Rana pretiosa
Scientific Name: Rana aurora
Scientific Name: Pseudacris regilla
Scientific Name: Lithobates pipiens
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus cognatus
Scientific Name: Spea intermontana
Scientific Name: Rana boylii
Scientific Name: Scaphiopus couchii
Scientific Name: Ascaphus truei
Scientific Name: Rana cascadae
Scientific Name: Pseudacris cadaverina
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus californicus
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus microscaphus
Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeianus
Scientific Name: Xenopus laevis
Salamanders (Caudata) in California
Scientific Name: Aneides vagrans
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps stebbinsi
Scientific Name: Rhyacotriton variegatus
Scientific Name: Plethodon stormi
Other Name(s): Siskiyou Mountain salamander
Scientific Name: Taricha sierrae
Scientific Name: Hydromantes shastae
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps kawia
Scientific Name: Plethodon asupak
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps luciae
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps incognitus
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps gabrieli
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps relictus
Scientific Name: Taricha rivularis
Scientific Name: Ambystoma gracile
Scientific Name: Hydromantes platycephalus
Scientific Name: Hydromantes brunus
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps minor
Kings River Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps regius
Kern Plateau Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps robustus
Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps simatus
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps campi
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps diabolicus
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps gregarius
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps major
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps gavilanensis
Scientific Name: Ensatina eschscholtzii
Scientific Name: Plethodon dunni
Scientific Name: Plethodon elongatus
Scientific Name: Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Scientific Name: Aneides ferreus
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps pacificus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma californiense
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps attenuatus
Scientific Name: Dicamptodon ensatus
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps nigriventris
Scientific Name: Aneides lugubris
Scientific Name: Ambystoma macrodactylum