Amphibians

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Amphibians

For a complete listing of Salamanders in Tennessee, please see TWRA's Salamanders of TN

Salamanders

All photographs taken by CRESO staff/students unless otherwise noted.
All species listed have been documented by CRESO staff/students unless otherwise noted.

Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum

Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum

Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum

Green Salamander
Aneides aenus

Eastern Hellbender
Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis

Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus

Seal Salamander
Desmognathus monticola

Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera

Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea l. longicauda

Cave Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga

Spring Salamander
Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus

Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum

Red-spotted Newt Adult
Notophthalmus v. viridescens

Red-spotted Newt Eft
Notophthalmus v. viridescens

Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis

Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus

Northern Red Salamander
Pseudotriton r. ruber

All scientific names are adopted from Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America, North of Mexico with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding (SSAR, 2000)

Frogs

Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans

Eastern American Toad
Bufo a. americanus

Fowler's Toad
Bufo fowleri

Eastern Narow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophyrne carolinesis

Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis

Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris brachyphona
(Documented by Redmond & Scott 1996 in Atlas of Amphibians in TN)

Northern Spring Peeper
Pseudacris c. crucifer

Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris f. feriarum

American Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana

Northern Green Frog
Rana clamitans melanota

Pickerel Frog
Rana palustris

Southern Leopard Frog
Rana sphenocephala utricularia

Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii

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