Amphibians in The United States
There are appoximately 300 amphibians in the United States. More than half of that belongs to the Urodela (Cuadata) order – better known as Salamanders. The rest fall into the Anura order, also known as Frogs and Toads.
Sadly, the U.S. in one of the few places that Gymnophiona don’t inhabit. Gymnophiona, also known as Caecilians, are Amphibians that have an appearance similar to worms.
Feel free to use the interactive US map below to see amphibians by each state. Simply click the state you want to search. Otherwise, the amphibians recorded on this website are listed below in their respective orders.
Frogs & Toads (Anura) in The United States
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus canorus
Scientific Name: Glandirana rugosa
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus woodhousii
Scientific Name: Spea hammondii
Other Name(s): western spadefoot toad, Hammond's spadefoot, or Hammond's spadefoot toad,
Scientific Name: Gastrophryne olivacea
Scientific Name: Pseudacris triseriata
Scientific Name: Pseudacris feriarum
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus speciosus
Scientific Name: Hyla squirella
Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer
Scientific Name: Pseudacris clarkii
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus terrestris
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Scientific Name: Rana muscosa
Scientific Name: Lithobates sphenocephalus
Scientific Name: Pseudacris nigrita
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus retiformis
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Scientific Name: Rana sierrae
Scientific Name: Hypopachus variolosus
Scientific Name: Ascaphus montanus
Other Name(s): Inland Tailed Frog, Eastern Tailed Frog
Scientific Name: Lithobates heckscheri
Scientific Name: Lithobates berlandieri
Scientific Name: Lithobates onca
Scientific Name: Spea bombifrons
Scientific Name: Lithobates blairi
Scientific Name: Hyla femoralis
Scientific Name: Hyla andersonii
Scientific Name: Lithobates grylio
Scientific Name: Lithobates palustris
Scientific Name: Pseudacris ornata
Scientific Name: Rana pretiosa
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus quercicus
Scientific Name: Rana aurora
Scientific Name: Pseudacris regilla
Scientific Name: Lithobates pipiens
Scientific Name: Pseudacris kalmi
Scientific Name: Lithobates septentrionalis
Scientific Name: Leptodactylus fragilis
Scientific Name: Spea multiplicata
Scientific Name: Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Scientific Name: Lithobates yavapaiensis
Scientific Name: Smilisca fodiens
Scientific Name: Pseudacris ocularis
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus houstonensis
Scientific Name: Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Scientific Name: Lithobates clamitans
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
Scientific Name: Dendrobates auratus
Other Name(s): green-and-black poison arrow frog and green poison frog
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus cognatus
Scientific Name: Spea intermontana
Scientific Name: Hyla versicolor
Scientific Name: Lithobates capito
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus fowleri
Scientific Name: Rana boylii
Scientific Name: Lithobates okaloosae
Scientific Name: Scaphiopus holbrookii
Scientific Name: Gastrophryne carolinensis
Scientific Name: Lithobates sevosus
Scientific Name: Osteopilus septentrionalis
Scientific Name: Lithobates areolatus
Scientific Name: Scaphiopus couchii
Scientific Name: Hyla chrysoscelis
Scientific Name: Rana luteiventris
Scientific Name: Ascaphus truei
Scientific Name: Eleutherodactylus marnockii
Scientific Name: Lithobates chiricahuensis
Scientific Name: Rana cascadae
Scientific Name: Lithobates virgatipes
Scientific Name: Pseudacris cadaverina
Scientific Name: Rana draytonii
Scientific Name: Pseudacris fouquettei
Scientific Name: Pseudacris brimleyi
Scientific Name: Hyla avivoca
Scientific Name: Hyla gratiosa
Scientific Name: Craugastor augusti
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus californicus
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus microscaphus
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus Americanus
Other Name(s): Eastern American Toad, Dwarf American Toad, Hudson Bay Toad
Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeianus
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus nelsoni
Scientific Name: Xenopus laevis
Salamanders (Caudata) in The United States
Scientific Name: Plethodon yonahlossee
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon cylindraceus
Scientific Name: Plethodon albagula
Other Name(s): whitethroat slimy salamander; white-throated slimy salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon vehiculum
West Virginia Spring Salamander
Scientific Name: Gyrinophilus subterraneus
Scientific Name: Plethodon welleri
Scientific Name: Plethodon websteri
Scientific Name: Aneides vagrans
Scientific Name: Plethodon vandykei
Scientific Name: Plethodon hoffmani
Scientific Name: Eurycea troglodytes
Scientific Name: Amphiuma means
Scientific Name: Ambystoma tigrinum
Scientific Name: Amphiuma tridactylum
Scientific Name: Eurycea guttolineata
Scientific Name: Eurycea neotenes
Other Name(s): Bexar County salamander, Edwards Plateau salamander, or Texas neotenic salamander
Scientific Name: Eurycea rathbuni
Scientific Name: Gyrinophilus palleucus
Scientific Name: Plethodon aureolus
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps stebbinsi
Scientific Name: Notophthalmus perstriatus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma barbouri
Scientific Name: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma maculatum
Scientific Name: Plethodon ventralis
Scientific Name: Eurycea cirrigera
Scientific Name: Rhyacotriton variegatus
Southern Red-backed Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon serratus
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon metcalfi
Scientific Name: Pseudobranchus axanthus
Southern Appalachian Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon teyahalee
South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon meridianus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma texanum
Scientific Name: Ambystoma texanum
Other Name(s): Texas Salamander, Porphyry Salamander, Narrow-mouthed Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon stormi
Other Name(s): Siskiyou Mountain salamander
Scientific Name: Taricha sierrae
Scientific Name: Desmognathus marmoratus
Scientific Name: Plethodon shenandoah
Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon virginia
Scientific Name: Hydromantes shastae
Scientific Name: Plethodon sequoyah
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps kawia
Scientific Name: Desmognathus aeneus
Scientific Name: Desmognathus monticola
Scientific Name: Plethodon asupak
Scientific Name: Desmognathus santeetlah
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps luciae
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps incognitus
Scientific Name: Eurycea nana
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps gabrieli
Scientific Name: Eurycea chisholmensis
Sacramento Mountain Salamander
Scientific Name: Aneides hardii
Scientific Name: Ambystoma annulatum
Scientific Name: Plethodon ouachitae
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
Scientific Name: Ambystoma bishopi
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps relictus
Scientific Name: Pseudotriton ruber
Scientific Name: Plethodon shermani
Scientific Name: Phaeognathus hubrichti
Scientific Name: Plethodon jordani
Other Name(s): Jordan's salamander, Jordan's redcheek salamander, or Appalachian woodland salamander
Scientific Name: Taricha rivularis
Scientific Name: Plethodon richmondi
Scientific Name: Desmognathus wrighti
Scientific Name: Plethodon petraeus
Scientific Name: Plethodon hubrichti
Scientific Name: Urspelerpes brucei
Scientific Name: Plethodon angusticlavius
Scientific Name: Desmognathus brimleyorum
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps wrighti
Scientific Name: Amphiuma pholeter
Scientific Name: Rhyacotriton olympicus
Scientific Name: Eurycea tynerensis
Scientific Name: Desmognathus ocoee
Scientific Name: Ambystoma gracile
Scientific Name: Plethodon dorsalis
Scientific Name: Eurycea bislineata
Scientific Name: Plethodon glutinosus
Scientific Name: Plethodon electromorphus
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon montanus
Scientific Name: Pseudobranchus striatus
Scientific Name: Desmognathus fuscus
Scientific Name: Necturus lewisi
Scientific Name: Pseudotriton montanus
Scientific Name: Hydromantes platycephalus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma talpoideum
Scientific Name: Ambystoma opacum
Scientific Name: Eurycea multiplicata
Scientific Name: Stereochilus marginatus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma mabeei
Scientific Name: Plethodon kisatchie
Scientific Name: Hydromantes brunus
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps minor
Scientific Name: Siren intermedia
Kings River Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps regius
Scientific Name: Plethodon kiamichi
Kern Plateau Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps robustus
Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps simatus
Scientific Name: Eurycea junaluska
Scientific Name: Eurycea tonkawae
Scientific Name: Plethodon neomexicanus
Scientific Name: Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps campi
Scientific Name: Desmognathus imitator
Scientific Name: Dicamptodon aterrimus
Scientific Name: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps diabolicus
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps gregarius
Scientific Name: Siren lacertina
Scientific Name: Eurycea wallacei
Scientific Name: Eurycea naufragia
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps major
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps gavilanensis
Scientific Name: Ambystoma cingulatum
Scientific Name: Plethodon fourchensis
Scientific Name: Hemidactylium scutatum
Scientific Name: Ambystoma cingulatum
Scientific Name: Eurycea pterophila
Other Name(s): Blanco River Springs salamander
Scientific Name: Ensatina eschscholtzii
Scientific Name: Plethodon cinereus
Scientific Name: Notophthalmus viridescens
Scientific Name: Necturus punctatus
Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
Scientific Name: Desmognathus folkertsi
Scientific Name: Plethodon dunni
Scientific Name: Plethodon elongatus
Scientific Name: Plethodon kentucki
Scientific Name: Desmognathus abditus
Scientific Name: Dicamptodon copei
Scientific Name: Rhyacotriton kezeri
Scientific Name: Plethodon idahoensis
Scientific Name: Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Scientific Name: Aneides ferreus
Scientific Name: Plethodon cheoah
Scientific Name: Plethodon nettingi
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps pacificus
Scientific Name: Rhyacotriton cascadae
Scientific Name: Eurycea latitans
Other Name(s): Cascade Caverns neotenic salamander
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Scientific Name: Desmognathus carolinensis
Scientific Name: Ambystoma californiense
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps attenuatus
Scientific Name: Dicamptodon ensatus
Scientific Name: Plethodon caddoensis
Scientific Name: Ambystoma laterale
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
Scientific Name: Eurycea wilderae
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon amplus
Scientific Name: Desmognathus orestes
Scientific Name: Eurycea robusta
Scientific Name: Desmognathus welteri
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Scientific Name: Batrachoseps nigriventris
Scientific Name: Desmognathus quadramaculatus
Scientific Name: Plethodon sherando
Scientific Name: Gyrinophilus gulolineatus
Scientific Name: Eurycea sosorum
Scientific Name: Eurycea waterlooensis
Scientific Name: Aneides lugubris
Scientific Name: Desmognathus apalachicolae
Scientific Name: Ambystoma macrodactylum
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Scientific Name: Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Scientific Name: Necturus alabamensis