This is a list of amphibians native to the state of Virginia. Species which are endemic to Virginia are bolded.
Anura (frogs and toads)
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | State (NatureServe) | |||
| American toad | Anaxyrus americanus americanus | Bufonidae | 
|
Secure (S5) |
| Fowler's toad | Anaxyrus fowleri | Bufonidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Oak toad | Anaxyrus quercicus | Bufonidae |
|
Vulnerable (S3) |
| Southern toad | Anaxyrus terrestris | Bufonidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Eastern cricket frog | Acris crepitans crepitans | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Southern cricket frog | Acris gryllus | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Cope's gray tree frog | Dryophrytes chrysoscelis | Hylidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Green tree frog | Dryophrytes cinereus | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Pine woods tree frog | Dryophrytes femoralis | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Barking tree frog | Dryophrytes gratiosus | Hylidae |
|
Imperiled (S2) |
| Squirrel tree frog | Dryophrytes squirellus | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Gray tree frog | Dryophrytes versicolor | Hylidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Appalachian mountain chorus frog | Pseudacris brachyphona | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Brimley's chorus frog | Pseudacris brimleyi | Hylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Hylidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Upland chorus frog | Pseudacris feriarum | Hylidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| New Jersey chorus frog | Pseudacris kalmi | Hylidae |
|
|
| Southern chorus frog | Pseudacris nigrita | Hylidae |
|
Vulnerable (S3) |
| Little grass frog | Pseudacris ocularis | Hylidae |
|
Vulnerable (S3) |
| Eastern narrow-mouthed toad | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Microhylidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| American bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Ranidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Northern green frog | Lithobates clamitans melanota | Ranidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Atlantic coast leopard frog | Lithobates kauffeldi | Ranidae |
|
|
| Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris | Ranidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Southern leopard frog | Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius | Ranidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Ranidae |
|
Secure (S5) |
| Carpenter frog | Lithobates virgatipes | Ranidae |
|
Vulnerable (S3) |
| Eastern spadefoot toad | Scaphiopus holbrooki | Scaphiopodidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) |
Salamanders
Lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae)
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | Federal (ESA) | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | ||
| Green salamander | Aneides aeneus | 
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Holbrook's southern dusky salamander | Desmognathus auriculatus |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Kanawha black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus kanawha | ||||
| Shovel-nosed salamander | Desmognathus marmoratus |
|
Critically Imperiled (S1) | ||
| Pisgah black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus mavrokoilius | ||||
| Seal salamander | Desmognathus monticola |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Blue Ridge dusky salamander | Desmognathus orestes |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern pygmy salamander | Desmognathus organi |
|
Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Flat-headed salamander | Desmognathus planiceps | 
|
Vulnerable (G3) | ||
| Black Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus welteri |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Southern two-lined salamander | Eurycea cirrigera |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Three-lined salamander | Eurycea guttolineata |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Eastern long-tailed salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Cave salamander | Eurycea lucifuga |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Blue Ridge two-lined salamander | Eurycea wilderae |
|
Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Atlantic Coast slimy salamander | Plethodon chlorobryonis |
|
|||
| Eastern red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| White-spotted slimy salamander | Plethodon cylindraceus |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Dixie Caverns salamander | Plethodon dixi | 
|
Critically Imperiled (G1) | ||
| Northern slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Valley and ridge salamander | Plethodon hoffmani |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Peaks of Otter salamander | Plethodon hubrichti | 
|
Imperiled (G2) | ||
| Blacksburg salamander | Plethodon jacksoni |
|
|||
| Cumberland Plateau salamander | Plethodon kentucki |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern gray-cheeked salamander | Plethodon montanus |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Cow Knob salamander | Plethodon punctatus |
|
Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Southern ravine salamander | Plethodon richmondi |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah |
|
Endangered | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (G1) |
| Big Levels salamander | Plethodon sherando |
|
Imperiled (G2) | ||
| Southern zigzag salamander | Plethodon ventralis |
|
Critically Imperiled (S1) | ||
| Shenandoah Mountain salamander | Plethodon virginia |
|
Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Wehrle's salamander | Plethodon wehrlei |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Weller's salamander | Plethodon welleri |
|
Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Yonahlossee salamander | Plethodon yonahlossee |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Mud salamander | Pseudotriton montanus |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber |
|
Secure (S5) | ||
| Many-lined salamander | Stereochilus marginatus |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | ||
Other salamanders
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
| Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Ambystomatidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | |
| Mabee's salamander | Ambystoma mabeei | Ambystomatidae |
|
State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Ambystomatidae |
|
Secure (S5) | |
| Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum | Ambystomatidae |
|
Secure (S5) | |
| Mole salamander | Ambystoma talpoideum | Ambystomatidae |
|
Imperiled (S2) | |
| Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Ambystomatidae |
|
State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Two-toed amphiuma | Amphiuma means | Amphiumidae |
|
Apparently Secure (S4) | |
| Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | Cryptobranchidae |
|
Imperiled (S2) | |
| Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus | Proteidae |
|
Imperiled (S2) | |
| Dwarf waterdog | Necturus punctatus | Proteidae |
|
Imperiled (S2) | |
| Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens | Salamandridae |
|
Secure (S5) | |
| Eastern lesser siren | Siren intermedia intermedia | Sirenidae |
|
||
| Greater siren | Siren lacertina | Sirenidae |
|
Vulnerable (S3) | |
External links
- List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia April, 2022
- Virginia Threatened and Endangered Faunal Species
- FWS ECOS Listed species with spatial current range believed to or known to occur in Virginia
- NatureServe Explorer
- AmphibiaWeb search for amphibians in the state of Virginia
This page was last edited on 6 March 2024, at 04:06