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Amphibians of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of frogs, toads and salamanders reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

American Toad 1
Anaxyrus americanus
Fowler's Toad 2
Anaxyrus fowleri
Oak Toad 3
Anaxyrus quercicus
Southern Toad 4
Anaxyrus terrestris
Gulf Coast Toad 5
Incilius nebulifer
Pine Barrens Treefrog 6
Hyla andersonii
Bird-voiced Tree Frog 7
Hyla avivoca
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 2
Hyla chrysoscelis
Green Tree Frog 8
Hyla cinerea
Pine Woods Tree Frog 3
Hyla femoralis
Barking Tree Frog 9
Hyla gratiosa
Squirrel Tree Frog 3
Hyla squirella
Northern Cricket Frog 10
Acris crepitans
Southern Cricket Frog 2
Acris gryllus
Mountain Chorus Frog 11
Pseudacris brachyphona
Spring Peeper 9
Pseudacris crucifer
Upland Chorus Frog 2
Pseudacris feriarum
Southern Chorus Frog 3
Pseudacris nigrita
Little Grass Frog 9
Pseudacris ocularis
Ornate Chorus Frog 7
Pseudacris ornata
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 2
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Gopher Frog 12
Lithobates capito
American Bullfrog 13
Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Frog 14
Lithobates clamitans
Pig Frog 15
Lithobates grylio
River Frog 15
Lithobates heckscheri
Pickerel Frog 16
Lithobates palustris
Dusky Gopher Frog 17
Lithobates sevosus
Southern Leopard Frog 18
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Wood Frog 19
Lithobates sylvaticus
Eastern Spadefoot 20
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Greenhouse Frog 21
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander 22
Ambystoma bishopi
Yellow-Spotted Salamander 9
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander 2
Ambystoma opacum
Mole Salamander 23
Ambystoma talpoideum
Small-mouthed Salamander 11
Ambystoma texanum
Eastern Tiger Salamander 24
Ambystoma tigrinum
Two-toed Amphiuma 25
Amphiuma means
One-toed Amphiuma 9
Amphiuma pholeter
Three-toed Amphiuma 26
Amphiuma tridactylum
Hellbender 10
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Brownback Salamander 7
Eurycea aquatica
Southern Two-lined Salamander 2
Eurycea cirrigera
Three-lined Salamander 11
Eurycea guttolineata
Dark-sided Salamander 27
Eurycea longicauda
Cave Salamander 28
Eurycea lucifuga
Dwarf Salamander 9
Eurycea quadridigitata
Northern Zigzag Salamander 29
Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Slimy Salamander 30
Plethodon glutinosus
Southeastern Slimy Salamander 3
Plethodon grobmani
Mississippi Slimy Salamander 7
Plethodon mississippi
Southern Red-backed Salamander 11
Plethodon serratus
Southern Zigzag Salamander 9
Plethodon ventralis
Webster's Salamander 9
Plethodon websteri
Seepage Salamander 31
Desmognathus aeneus
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander 9
Desmognathus apalachicolae
Southern Dusky Salamander 9
Desmognathus auriculatus
Spotted Dusky Salamander 9
Desmognathus conanti
Seal Salamander 32
Desmognathus monticola
Ocoee Salamander 9
Desmognathus ocoee
Green Salamander 9
Aneides aeneus
Mud Salamander 10
Pseudotriton montanus
Red Salamander 33
Pseudotriton ruber
Northern Red Salamander 11
Pseudotriton ruber ruber
Pseudotriton ruber vioscai 9
Tennessee Cave Salamander 34
Gyrinophilus palleucus
Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus 11
Spring Salamander 35
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Four-toed Salamander 36
Hemidactylium scutatum
Red Hills Salamander 37
Phaeognathus hubrichti
Alabama Waterdog 7
Necturus alabamensis
Gulf Coast Waterdog 38
Necturus beyeri
Mudpuppy 10
Necturus maculosus
Eastern Newt 16
Notophthalmus viridescens
Central Newt 39
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Western Lesser Siren 40
Siren intermedia
Greater Siren 15
Siren lacertina

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