List of amphibians of Colorado
List of Colorado amphibians lists the wild salamanders, frogs, and toads found in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Salamanders
Family |
Species |
Common Name |
Ambystomatidae |
Ambystoma tigrinum |
Tiger salamander |
Frogs
Family |
Species |
Common Name |
Hylidae |
Acris crepitans |
Northern cricket frog |
Hylidae |
Hyla arenicolor |
Canyon treefrog |
Hylidae |
Pseudacris triseriata |
Western chorus frog |
Microhylidae |
Gastrophryne olivacea |
Great Plains narrowmouth toad* |
Ranidae |
Rana blairi |
Plains leopard frog |
Ranidae |
Rana catesbeiana |
Bullfrog† |
Ranidae |
Rana pipiens |
Northern leopard frog |
Ranidae |
Rana sylvatica |
Wood frog |
*Although it bears the common name "toad", Gastrophryne olivacea is taxonomically considered to be a frog.
†Bullfrogs are an introduced and invasive species to Colorado.
Toads
Family |
Species |
Common Name |
Bufonidae |
Bufo boreas |
Western toad |
Bufonidae |
Bufo cognatus |
Great Plains toad |
Bufonidae |
Bufo debilis |
Green toad |
Bufonidae |
Bufo punctatus |
Red-spotted toad |
Bufonidae |
Bufo woodhousii |
Woodhouse's toad |
Scaphiopodidae |
Spea bombifrons |
Plains spadefoot |
Scaphiopodidae |
Spea intermontana |
Great Basin spadefoot |
Scaphiopodidae |
Spea multiplicata |
New Mexico spadefoot |
Scaphiopodidae |
Scaphiopus couchii |
Couch's spadefoot |
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