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 |
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Ambystomatidae | Ambystoma tigrinum | Tiger salamander |
Frogs
Family | Species | Common Name |
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Hylidae | Acris crepitans | Northern cricket frog |
Hylidae | Hyla arenicolor | Canyon treefrog |
Hylidae | Pseudacris triseriata | Western chorus frog |
Hylidae | Pseudacris maculata | Boreal 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 |
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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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