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Amphibian Life List
This is my list of all the amphibians I have seen and identified in my life. My latest find is Coastal Giant Salamander.
Updated December 13, 2023
There are over 8,800 amphibians - frogs, toads, salamanders and newts - around the world. But unlike mammals or birds, Identifying amphibians comes slowly and often requires patience. Amphibians are dear to me and I often write about them in my notes.
I often draw sketches of some of my finds and hope to continuing doing so into the future. I also keep a life list of reptiles.
American BullfrogLithobates catesbeianus
Amazonian Climbing SalamanderBolitoglossa palmata
California NewtTaricha torosa
Canyon TreefrogDryophytes arenicolor
Coastal Giant SalamanderDicamptodon tenebrosus
Colostethus ruthveniColostethus ruthveni
Troschel's Tree Frog (Convict Tree Frog)Boana calcarata
Cuban Tree FrogOsteopilus septentrionalis
Dunn's SalamanderPlethodon dunni
Ecuador Poison FrogAmeerega bilinguis
EnsatinaEnsatina eschscholtzii
Gray Tree FrogDryophytes versicolor
Smoky Jungle FrogLeptodactylus pentadactylus
Leaf-Litter ToadRhaebo haematiticus
Lowland Leapard FrogLithobates yavapaiensis
Map Tree FrogBoana geographica
Masked FrogLitoria personata
Mississippi Gopher FrogLithobates sevosus
Northern Cricket FrogAcris crepitans
Northern Leapard FrogLithobates pipiens
Northern Red-legged FrogRana aurora
Red SalamanderPseudotriton ruber
Northwestern SalamanderAmbystoma gracile
Pacific TreefrogPseudacris regilla
Panama Cross-banded Tree FrogSmilisca sila
Pale-striped Poison FrogAmeerega hahneli
Plain-colored TreefrogDendropsophus leali
Rainforest Rocket FrogSilverstoneia flotator
Red-eyed Leaf FrogAgalychnis callidryas
Rough-Skinned NewtTaricha granulosa
People who have lived in Oregon much longer than I have told me of the eerie disappearance of these amphibians over the past 50 years. The refrain is that they have vivid recollections of Rough-skinned Newts everywhere in the spring season. This newt is also one of the most toxic in North America, its toxin being similar to that of the Pufferfish.
Santa Marta Tree FrogSerranobatrachus sanctaemartae
Southern Leapoard FrogLithobates sphenocephalus
Strawberry Poison FrogOophaga pumilio
I write about the Strawberry Poison Frog in my notes on Salt Creek, Isla Bastimentos, Panama.
Three-striped Poison FrogAmeerega trivittata
Western Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon vehiculum
Unidentified Frog
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