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Amphibians of Louisiana

A grouping of all of the amphibians found in Louisiana, including historical records and introduced species. I included only subspecies that are used commonly, excluding some from this guide.

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
Blanchard's Cricket Frog 6
Acris blanchardi
Northern Cricket Frog 7
Acris crepitans
Southern Cricket Frog 2
Acris gryllus
Spring Peeper 8
Pseudacris crucifer
Cajun Chorus Frog 9
Pseudacris fouquettei
Ornate Chorus Frog 10
Pseudacris ornata
Strecker's Chorus Frog 11
Pseudacris streckeri
Cuban Tree Frog 12
Osteopilus septentrionalis
Bird-voiced Tree Frog 13
Hyla avivoca
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 2
Hyla chrysoscelis
Green Tree Frog 14
Hyla cinerea
Pine Woods Tree Frog 15
Hyla femoralis
Barking Tree Frog 15
Hyla gratiosa
Squirrel Tree Frog 16
Hyla squirella
Gray Tree Frog 17
Hyla versicolor
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 2
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Crawfish Frog 18
Lithobates areolatus
American Bullfrog 19
Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Frog 20
Lithobates clamitans
Pig Frog 16
Lithobates grylio
Pickerel Frog 21
Lithobates palustris
Dusky Gopher Frog 22
Lithobates sevosus
Southern Leopard Frog 23
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Eastern Spadefoot 24
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Hurter's Spadefoot 24
Scaphiopus hurterii
Rio Grande Chirping Frog 25
Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides
Greenhouse Frog 26
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Spotted Salamander 27
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander 13
Ambystoma opacum
Mole Salamander 28
Ambystoma talpoideum
Small-mouthed Salamander 18
Ambystoma texanum
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Two-toed Amphiuma 29
Amphiuma means
Three-toed Amphiuma 10
Amphiuma tridactylum
Louisiana Slimy Salamander 30
Plethodon kisatchie
Mississippi Slimy Salamander 18
Plethodon mississippi
Southern Red-backed Salamander 27
Plethodon serratus
Webster's Salamander 15
Plethodon websteri
Southern Dusky Salamander 15
Desmognathus auriculatus
Spotted Dusky Salamander 15
Desmognathus conanti
Southern Two-lined Salamander 2
Eurycea cirrigera
Three-lined Salamander 10
Eurycea guttolineata
Eurycea paludicola 31
Eurycea quadridigitata 32
Mud Salamander 15
Pseudotriton montanus
Gulf Coast Mud Salamander 33
Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus
Red Salamander 16
Pseudotriton ruber
Four-toed Salamander 34
Hemidactylium scutatum
Gulf Coast Waterdog 35
Necturus beyeri
Red River Mudpuppy 36
Necturus louisianensis
Eastern Newt 16
Notophthalmus viridescens
Central Newt 37
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Lesser Siren 38
Siren intermedia

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