This is a list of the amphibians that occur in the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia.
Mole Salamanders ( Ambystomatidae) | |||
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Common name | Genus and Species | Abundance | Picture |
Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Uncommon | |
Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Uncommon | |
True Toads ( Bufonidae) | |||
American toad | Bufo americanus | Common | |
Fowler's toad | Bufo fowleri | Rare | |
Tree Frogs ( Hylidae) | |||
Northern cricket frog | Acris crepitans | Uncommon | |
Gray tree frog | Hyla versicolor | Uncommon | |
Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Uncommon | |
Upland chorus frog | Pseudacris triseriata feriarum | Uncommon | |
Lungless Salamanders ( Plethodontidae) | |||
Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus | Abundant | |
Seal salamander | Desmognathus monticola | Common | |
Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata | Abundant | |
Three-lined salamander | Eurycea longicauda guttolineata | Unknown | |
Longtail salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda | Rare | |
Spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Uncommon | |
Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Rare | |
Red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Abundant | |
White-spotted slimy salamander | Plethodon cylindraceus | Unknown | |
Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah | Unknown ( Endemic) | |
True Frogs ( Ranidae) | |||
American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | Uncommon | |
Green frog | Rana clamitans | Common | |
Pickerel frog | Rana palustris | Common | |
Wood frog | Rana sylvatica | Uncommon | |
True Salamanders and Newts ( Salamandridae) | |||
Eastern newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Uncommon |