ARMI Taxonomy and Photo Gallery

» Scientific and common names follow Crother (2008).

Taxonomy and Photo Library

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Legend Order - Family - Genus - Species (with photos) - Species (without photos) - Common Name

Anura - Frogs and Toads
- Bufonidae
  - Anaxyrus
    - Anaxyrus americanus
      - American Toad
    - Anaxyrus baxteri
      - Wyoming Toad
    - Anaxyrus boreas
      - Western Toad
    - Anaxyrus californicus
      - Arroyo Toad
    - Anaxyrus canorus
      - Yosemite Toad
    - Anaxyrus cognatus
      - Great Plains Toad
    - Anaxyrus debilis
      - Green Toad
    - Anaxyrus exsul
      - Black Toad
    - Anaxyrus fowleri
      - Fowler`s Toad
    - Anaxyrus hemiophrys
      - Canadian Toad
    - Anaxyrus houstonensis
      - Houston Toad
    - Anaxyrus microscaphus
      - Arizona Toad
    - Anaxyrus nelsoni
      - Amargosa Toad
    - Anaxyrus punctatus
      - Red-spotted Toad
    - Anaxyrus quercicus
      - Oak Toad
    - Anaxyrus retiformis
      - Sonoran Green Toad
    - Anaxyrus speciosus
      - Texas Toad
    - Anaxyrus terrestris
      - Southern Toad
    - Anaxyrus woodhousii
      - Woodhouse's Toad
  - Incilius
    - Incilius alvarius
      - Sonoran Desert Toad
    - Incilius nebulifer
      - Gulf Coast Toad
  - Rhinella
    - Rhinella marina
      - Cane Toad
- Craugastoridae
  - Craugastor
    - Craugastor augusti
      - Barking Frog
- Dendrobatidae
  - Dendrobates
    - Dendrobates auratus*
      - Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog*
- Eleutherodactylidae
  - Eleutherodactylus
    - Eleutherodactylus coqui*
      - Coqui*
    - Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
      - Rio Grande Chirping Frog
    - Eleutherodactylus guttilatus
      - Spotted Chirping Frog
    - Eleutherodactylus marnockii
      - Cliff Chirping Frog
    - Eleutherodactylus martinicensis*
      - Martinique Greenhouse Frog*
    - Eleutherodactylus planirostris*
      - Greenhouse Frog*
- Hylidae
  - Acris
    - Acris blanchardi
      - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
    - Acris crepitans
      - Northern Cricket Frog
    - Acris gryllus
      - Southern Cricket Frog
  - Hyla
    - Hyla andersonii
      - Pine Barrens Treefrog
    - Hyla arenicolor
      - Canyon Treefrog
    - Hyla avivoca
      - Bird-voiced Treefrog
    - Hyla chrysoscelis
      - Cope`s Gray Treefrog
    - Hyla cinerea
      - Green Treefrog
    - Hyla femoralis
      - Pine Woods Treefrog
    - Hyla gratiosa
      - Barking Treefrog
    - Hyla squirella
      - Squirrel Treefrog
    - Hyla versicolor
      - Gray Treefrog
    - Hyla wrightorum
      - Arizona Treefrog
  - Osteopilus
    - Osteopilus septentrionalis*
      - Cuban Treefrog*
  - Pseudacris
    - Pseudacris brachyphona
      - Mountain Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris brimleyi
      - Brimley`s Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris cadaverina
      - California Treefrog
    - Pseudacris clarkii
      - Spotted Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris crucifer
      - Spring Peeper
    - Pseudacris feriarum
      - Upland Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris fouquettei
      - Cajun Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris hypochondriaca
      - Baja California Treefrog
    - Pseudacris illinoensis
      - Illinois Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris kalmi
      - New Jersey Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris maculata
      - Boreal Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris nigrita
      - Southern Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris ocularis
      - Little Grass Frog
    - Pseudacris ornata
      - Ornate Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris regilla
      - Northern Pacific Treefrog
    - Pseudacris sierra
      - Sierran Treefrog
    - Pseudacris streckeri
      - Strecker's Chorus Frog
    - Pseudacris triseriata
      - Western Chorus Frog
  - Smilisca
    - Smilisca baudinii
      - Mexican Treefrog
    - Smilisca fodiens
      - Lowland Burrowing Treefrog
- Leiopelmatidae
  - Ascaphus
    - Ascaphus montanus
      - Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog
    - Ascaphus truei
      - Coastal Tailed Frog
- Leptodactylidae
  - Leptodactylus
    - Leptodactylus fragilis
      - Mexican White-lipped Frog
- Microhylidae
  - Gastrophryne
    - Gastrophryne carolinensis
      - Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
    - Gastrophryne olivacea
      - Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
  - Hypopachus
    - Hypopachus variolosus
      - Sheep Frog
- Pipidae
  - Xenopus
    - Xenopus laevis*
      - African Clawed Frog*
- Ranidae
  - Glandirana
    - Glandirana rugosa*
      - Japanese Wrinkled Frog*
  - Lithobates
    - Lithobates areolatus
      - Crawfish Frog
    - Lithobates berlandieri
      - Rio Grande Leopard Frog
    - Lithobates blairi
      - Plains Leopard Frog
    - Lithobates capito
      - Gopher Frog
    - Lithobates catesbeianus
      - American Bullfrog
    - Lithobates chiricahuensis
      - Chiricahua Leopard Frog
    - Lithobates clamitans
      - Green Frog
    - Lithobates fisheri (Extinct)
      - Vegas Valley Leopard Frog (Extinct)
    - Lithobates grylio
      - Pig Frog
    - Lithobates heckscheri
      - River Frog
    - Lithobates okaloosae
      - Florida Bog Frog
    - Lithobates onca
      - Relict Leopard Frog
    - Lithobates palustris
      - Pickerel Frog
    - Lithobates pipiens
      - Northern Leopard Frog
    - Lithobates septentrionalis
      - Mink Frog
    - Lithobates sevosus
      - Dusky Gopher Frog
    - Lithobates sphenocephalus
      - Southern Leopard Frog
    - Lithobates sylvaticus
      - Wood Frog
    - Lithobates tarahumarae
      - Tarahumara Frog
    - Lithobates virgatipes
      - Carpenter Frog
    - Lithobates yavapaiensis
      - Lowland Leopard Frog
  - Rana
    - Rana aurora
      - Northern Red-legged Frog
    - Rana boylii
      - Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
    - Rana cascadae
      - Cascades Frog
    - Rana draytonii
      - California Red-legged Frog
    - Rana luteiventris
      - Columbia Spotted Frog
    - Rana muscosa
      - Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
    - Rana pretiosa
      - Oregon Spotted Frog
    - Rana sierrae
      - Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
- Rhinnophrynidae
  - Rhinophrynus
    - Rhinophrynus dorsalis
      - Burrowing Toad
- Scaphiopodidae
  - Scaphiopus
    - Scaphiopus couchii
      - Couch`s Spadefoot
    - Scaphiopus holbrookii
      - Eastern Spadefoot
    - Scaphiopus hurterii
      - Hurter's Spadefoot
  - Spea
    - Spea bombifrons
      - Plains Spadefoot
    - Spea hammondii
      - Western Spadefoot
    - Spea intermontana
      - Great Basin Spadefoot
    - Spea multiplicata
      - Mexican Spadefoot
Caudata - Salamanders
- Ambystomatidae
  - Ambystoma
    - Ambystoma annulatum
      - Ringed Salamander
    - Ambystoma barbouri
      - Streamside Salamander
    - Ambystoma bishopi
      - Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
    - Ambystoma californiense
      - California Tiger Salamander
    - Ambystoma cingulatum
      - Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
    - Ambystoma gracile
      - Northwestern Salamander
    - Ambystoma jeffersonianum
      - Jefferson Salamander
    - Ambystoma laterale
      - Blue-spotted Salamander
    - Ambystoma mabeei
      - Mabee's Salamander
    - Ambystoma macrodactylum
      - Long-toed Salamander
    - Ambystoma maculatum
      - Spotted Salamander
    - Ambystoma mavortium
      - Barred Tiger Salamander
    - Ambystoma opacum
      - Marbled Salamander
    - Ambystoma talpoideum
      - Mole Salamander
    - Ambystoma texanum
      - Small-mouthed Salamander
    - Ambystoma tigrinum
      - Eastern Tiger Salamander
  - Dicamptodon
    - Dicamptodon aterrimus
      - Idaho Giant Salamander
    - Dicamptodon copei
      - Cope's Giant Salamander
    - Dicamptodon ensatus
      - California Giant Salamander
    - Dicamptodon tenebrosus
      - Coastal Giant Salamander
- Amphiumidae
  - Amphiuma
    - Amphiuma means
      - Two-toed Amphiuma
    - Amphiuma pholeter
      - One-toed Amphiuma
    - Amphiuma tridactylum
      - Three-toed Amphiuma
- Cryptobranchidae
  - Crytobranchus
    - Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
      - Hellbender
- Plethodontidae
  - Aneides
    - Aneides aeneus
      - Green Salamander
    - Aneides ferreus
      - Clouded Salamander
    - Aneides flavipunctatus
      - Black Salamander
    - Aneides hardii
      - Sacramento Mountains Salamander
    - Aneides lugubris
      - Arboreal Salamander
    - Aneides vagrans
      - Wandering Salamander
  - Batrachoseps
    - Batrachoseps attenuatus
      - California Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps campi
      - Inyo Mountains Salamander
    - Batrachoseps diabolicus
      - Hell Hollow Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps gabrieli
      - San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps gavilanensis
      - Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps gregarius
      - Gregarious Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps incognitus
      - San Simeon Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps kawia
      - Sequoia Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps luciae
      - Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps major
      - Garden Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps minor
      - Lesser Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps nigriventris
      - Black-bellied Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps pacificus
      - Channel Islands Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps regius
      - Kings River Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps relictus
      - Relictual Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps robustus
      - Kern Plateau Salamander
    - Batrachoseps simatus
      - Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps stebbinsi
      - Tehachapi Slender Salamander
    - Batrachoseps wrightorum
      - Oregon Slender Salamander
  - Desmognathus
    - Desmognathus abditus
      - Cumberland Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus aeneus
      - Seepage Salamander
    - Desmognathus apalachicolae
      - Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus auriculatus
      - Southern Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus brimleyorum
      - Ouachita Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus carolinensis
      - Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus conanti
      - Spotted Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus folkertsi
      - Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
    - Desmognathus fuscus
      - Northern Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus imitator
      - Imitator Salamander
    - Desmognathus marmoratus
      - Shovel-nosed Salamander
    - Desmognathus monticola
      - Seal Salamander
    - Desmognathus ochrophaeus
      - Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus ocoee
      - Ocoee Salamander
    - Desmognathus orestes
      - Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus organi
      - Northern Pigmy Salamander
    - Desmognathus planiceps
      - Flat-headed Salamander
    - Desmognathus quadramaculatus
      - Black-bellied Salamander
    - Desmognathus santeetlah
      - Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
    - Desmognathus welteri
      - Black Mountain Salamander
    - Desmognathus wrighti
      - Pygmy Salamander
  - Ensatina
    - Ensatina eschscholtzii
      - Ensatina
  - Eurycea
    - Eurycea aquatica
      - Brown-backed Salamander
    - Eurycea bislineata
      - Northern Two-lined Salamander
    - Eurycea chamberlaini
      - Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander
    - Eurycea chisholmensis
      - Salado Salamander
    - Eurycea cirrigera
      - Southern Two-lined Salamander
    - Eurycea guttolineata
      - Three-lined Salamander
    - Eurycea junaluska
      - Junaluska Salamander
    - Eurycea latitans
      - Cascade Caverns Salamander
    - Eurycea longicauda
      - Long-tailed Salamander
    - Eurycea lucifuga
      - Cave Salamander
    - Eurycea multiplicata
      - Many-ribbed Salamander
    - Eurycea nana
      - San Marcos Salamander
    - Eurycea naufragia
      - Georgetown Salamander
    - Eurycea neotenes
      - Texas Salamander
    - Eurycea pterophila
      - Fern Bank Salamander
    - Eurycea quadridigitata
      - Dwarf Salamander
    - Eurycea rathbuni
      - Texas Blind Salamander
    - Eurycea robusta
      - Blanco Blind Salamander
    - Eurycea sosorum
      - Barton Springs Salamander
    - Eurycea spelaea
      - Grotto Salamander
    - Eurycea tonkawae
      - Jollyville Plateau Salamander
    - Eurycea tridentifera
      - Comal Blind Salamander
    - Eurycea troglodytes
      - Valdina Farms Salamander
    - Eurycea tynerensis
      - Oklahoma Salamander
    - Eurycea waterlooensis
      - Austin Blind Salamander
    - Eurycea wilderae
      - Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
  - Gyrinophilus
    - Gyrinophilus gulolineatus
      - Berry Cave Salamander
    - Gyrinophilus palleucus
      - Tennessee Cave Salamander
    - Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
      - Spring Salamander
    - Gyrinophilus subterraneus
      - West Virginia Spring Salamander
  - Haideotriton
    - Haideotriton wallacei
      - Georgia Blind Salamander
  - Hemidactylium
    - Hemidactylium scutatum
      - Four-toed Salamander
  - Hydromantes
    - Hydromantes brunus
      - Limestone Salamander
    - Hydromantes platycephalus
      - Mount Lyell Salamander
    - Hydromantes shastae
      - Shasta Salamander
  - Phaeognathus
    - Phaeognathus hubrichti
      - Red Hills Salamander
  - Plethodon
    - Plethodon ainsworthi
      - Bay Springs Salamander
    - Plethodon albagula
      - Western Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon amplus
      - Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander
    - Plethodon angusticlavius
      - Ozark Zigzag Salamander
    - Plethodon asupak
      - Scott Bar Salamander
    - Plethodon aureolus
      - Tellico Salamander
    - Plethodon caddoensis
      - Caddo Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon chattahoochee
      - Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon cheoah
      - Cheoah Bald Salamander
    - Plethodon chlorobryonis
      - Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon cinereus
      - Eastern Red-backed Salamander
    - Plethodon cylindraceus
      - White-spotted Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon dorsalis
      - Northern Zigzag Salamander
    - Plethodon dunni
      - Dunn's Salamander
    - Plethodon electromorphus
      - Northern Ravine Salamander
    - Plethodon elongatus
      - Del Norte Salamander
    - Plethodon fourchensis
      - Fourche Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon glutinosus
      - Northern Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon grobmani
      - Southeastern Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon hoffmani
      - Valley And Ridge Salamander
    - Plethodon hubrichti
      - Peaks Of Otter Salamander
    - Plethodon idahoensis
      - Coeur d'Alene Salamander
    - Plethodon jordani
      - Red-cheeked Salamander
    - Plethodon kentucki
      - Cumberland Plateau Salamander
    - Plethodon kiamichi
      - Kiamichi Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon kisatchie
      - Louisiana Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon larselli
      - Larch Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon meridianus
      - South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander
    - Plethodon metcalfi
      - Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
    - Plethodon mississippi
      - Mississippi Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon montanus
      - Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
    - Plethodon neomexicanus
      - Jemez Mountains Salamander
    - Plethodon nettingi
      - Cheat Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon ocmulgee
      - Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon ouachitae
      - Rich Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon petraeus
      - Pigeon Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon punctatus
      - Cow Knob Salamander
    - Plethodon richmondi
      - Southern Ravine Salamander
    - Plethodon savannah
      - Savannah Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon sequoyah
      - Sequoyah Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon serratus
      - Southern Red-backed Salamander
    - Plethodon shenandoah
      - Shenandoah Salamander
    - Plethodon sherando
      - Big Levels Salamander
    - Plethodon shermani
      - Red-legged Salamander
    - Plethodon stormi
      - Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
    - Plethodon teyahalee
      - Southern Appalachian Salamander
    - Plethodon vandykei
      - Van Dyke's Salamander
    - Plethodon variolatus
      - South Carolina Slimy Salamander
    - Plethodon vehiculum
      - Western Red-backed Salamander
    - Plethodon ventralis
      - Southern Zigzag Salamander
    - Plethodon virginia
      - Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
    - Plethodon websteri
      - Webster`s Salamander
    - Plethodon wehrlei
      - Wehrle's Salamander
    - Plethodon welleri
      - Weller's Salamander
    - Plethodon yonahlossee
      - Yonahlossee Salamander
  - Pseudotriton
    - Pseudotriton montanus
      - Mud Salamander
    - Pseudotriton ruber
      - Red Salamander
  - Stereochilus
    - Stereochilus marginatus
      - Many-lined Salamander
  - Urspelerpes
    - Urspelerpes brucei
      - Patch-nosed Salamander
- Proteidae
  - Necturus
    - Necturus alabamensis
      - Black Warrior River Waterdog
    - Necturus beyeri
      - Gulf Coast Waterdog
    - Necturus lewisi
      - Neuse River Waterdog
    - Necturus maculosus
      - Mudpuppy
    - Necturus punctatus
      - Dwarf Waterdog
- Rhyacotritonidae
  - Rhyacotriton
    - Rhyacotriton cascadae
      - Cascade Torrent Salamander
    - Rhyacotriton kezeri
      - Columbia Torrent Salamander
    - Rhyacotriton olympicus
      - Olympic Torrent Salamander
    - Rhyacotriton variegatus
      - Southern Torrent Salamander
- Salamandridae
  - Notophthalmus
    - Notophthalmus meridionalis
      - Black-spotted Newt
    - Notophthalmus perstriatus
      - Striped Newt
    - Notophthalmus viridescens
      - Eastern Newt
  - Taricha
    - Taricha granulosa
      - Rough-skinned Newt
    - Taricha rivularis
      - Red-bellied Newt
    - Taricha sierrae
      - Sierra Newt
    - Taricha torosa
      - California Newt
- Sirenidae
  - Pseudobranchus
    - Pseudobranchus axanthus
      - Southern Dwarf Siren
    - Pseudobranchus striatus
      - Northern Dwarf Siren
  - Siren
    - Siren intermedia
      - Lesser Siren
    - Siren lacertina
      - Greater Siren

* denotes non-native species known or believed to be established in the United States.