List of amphibians of New Mexico

This is a list of New Mexico amphibians: all frogs, toads, and salamanders native to the U.S. state of New Mexico.

New Mexico is a locale of extreme biomes, having mountain ranges down the east and west sides of the state, with forests in the west, desert in the central and eastern regions, and grasslands in the northeast near the border of Oklahoma. Despite its relatively, overall arid climate, it is home to a variety of amphibians.

New Mexico only protects a single species of amphibian, the Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Rana chiricahuensis. It is considered to be a threatened species.

Toads
Colorado River Toad
Green Toad
Texas Toad
Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad
Couch's Spadefoot Toad

True Toads

Family Bufonidae (True Toads)

  • Genus Bufo (Toads)
    • Bufo alvarius (Colorado River Toad)
    • Bufo boreas (Western Toad)
    • Bufo cognatus (Great Plains Toad)
    • Bufo debilis (Green Toad)
    • Bufo microscaphus (Southwestern Toad)
    • Bufo punctatus (Red-spotted Toad)
    • Bufo speciosus (Texas Toad)
    • Bufo woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad)

Narrowmouth Toads

Family Microhylidae (Narrowmouth Toads)

Spadefoot Toads

Family Scaphiopodidae (Spadefoot Toads)

  • Genus Scaphiopus (Spadefoot Toads)
    • Scaphiopus couchii (Couch's Spadefoot)
  • Genus Spea (Western Spadefoot Toads)
    • Spea bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot)
    • Spea multiplicata (New Mexico Spadefoot)

Frogs
Northern Cricket Frog
American bullfrog
Northern Leopard Frog

Tree Frogs

Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs)

  • Genus Acris (Cricket Frogs)
    • Acris crepitans (Northern Cricket Frog)
  • Genus Hyla (Tree Frogs)
    • Hyla arenicolor (Canyon Tree Frog)
    • Hyla eximia (Mountain Tree Frog)
  • Genus Pseudacris (Chorus Frogs)
    • Pseudacris triseriata (Western Chorus Frog)

Barking Frogs

Family Leptodactylidae (Tropical Frogs)

  • Genus Eleutherodactylus (Chirping Frogs)
    • Eleutherodactylus augusti (Eastern Barking Frog)

True Frogs

Family Ranidae (True Frogs)

  • Genus Rana (True Frogs)
    • Rana catesbeiana (Bullfrog)
    • Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog)
    • Rana blairi (Plains Leopard Frog)
    • Rana chiricahuensis (Chiricahua Leopard Frog) (T)
    • Rana pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog)

Salamanders
Tiger Salamander

Mole Salamanders

Family Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders)

  • Genus Ambystoma
    • Ambystoma tigrinum (Tiger Salamander)

Lungless Salamanders

Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)

  • Genus Aneides (Climbing Salamanders)
    • Aneides hardii (Sacramento Mountain Salamander)
  • Genus Plethodon (Woodland Salamanders)
    • Plethodon neomexicanus (Jemez Mountains Salamander)

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