List of amphibians of Canada
Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:
- EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild
- CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
- NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern
- DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated
- (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])
Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.
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This is a list of amphibians of Canada.
Order Caudata, salamanders
Genus Aneides
- Aneides vagrans – Wandering salamander NT
Genus Ambystoma
- Ambystoma jeffersonianum – Jefferson salamander LC
- Ambystoma gracile – Northwestern salamander LC
- Ambystoma laterale – Blue-spotted salamander LC
- Ambystoma maculatum – Spotted salamander LC
- Ambystoma macrodactylum – Long-toed salamander LC
- Ambystoma mavortium – Grey tiger salamander
- Ambystoma texanum – Small-mouthed salamander LC
- Ambystoma tigrinum – Tiger salamander LC
Genus Desmognathus
- Desmognathus fuscus – Dusky salamander LC
- Desmognathus ochrophaeus – Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander LC
Genus Dicamptodon
- Dicamptodon tenebrosus – Coastal giant salamander LC
Genus Ensatina
- Ensatina eschscholtzii – Ensatina LC
Genus Eurycea
- Eurycea bislineata – Northern two-lined salamander LC
Genus Gyrinophilus
- Gyrinophilus porphyriticus – Spring salamander LC
Genus Hemidactylium
- Hemidactylium scutatum – Four-toed salamander LC
Genus Necturus
- Necturus maculosus – Common mudpuppy LC
Genus Notophthalmus
- Notophthalmus viridescens – Eastern newt LC
Genus Plethodon
- Plethodon cinereus – Red back salamander LC
- Plethodon idahoensis – Coeur d’Alene salamander LC
- Plethodon vehiculum – Western red-backed salamander LC
Genus Taricha
- Taricha granulosa – Rough-skinned newt LC
Order Anura, frogs and toads
Genus Ascaphus
Genus Hyla
- Hyla chrysoscelis – Cope's grey tree frog LC
- Hyla versicolor – Grey tree frog LC
Genus Rana
- Rana aurora – Northern red-legged frog LC
- Rana cascadae – Cascades frog NT
- Rana luteiventris – Columbia spotted frog LC
- Rana pretiosa – Oregon spotted frog VU
Genus Lithobates
- Lithobates catesbeianus – Bullfrog LC
- Lithobates clamitans – Northern green frog LC
- Lithobates palustris – Pickerel frog LC
- Lithobates pipiens – Northern leopard frog LC
- Lithobates septentrionalis – Mink frog LC
- Lithobates sylvaticus – Wood frog LC
Genus Pseudacris
- Pseudacris crucifer – Spring peeper LC
- Pseudacris maculata – Boreal chorus frog LC
- Pseudacris regilla – Northern Pacific treefrog LC
- Pseudacris triseriata – Western chorus frog LC
Genus Spea
- Spea bombifrons – Plains spadefoot toad LC
- Spea intermontana – Great Basin spadefoot toad LC
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia, Source: Matsuda, Green and Gregory (The Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia)
- Amphibians & Reptiles of Canada, CARCNET - RÉCCAR
- Amphibians Species of Canada, Amphibians Canada
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