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])
This is a list of amphibians of Canada.
Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.
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 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 Acris
- Acris crepitans blanchardi – Blanchard's Cricket Frog LC
Genus Ascaphus
- Ascaphus truei – Coastal Tailed Frog LC
- Ascaphus montanus – Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog LC
Genus Bufo or Anaxyrus
- Anaxyrus americanus – American Toad LC
- Anaxyrus boreas – Western Toad NT
- Anaxyrus cognatus – Great Plains Toad LC
- Anaxyrus fowleri – Fowler's Toad LC
- Anaxyrus hemiophrys – Canadian Toad LC
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 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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