List of amphibians of Texas

This is a list of Texas amphibians, all frogs, toads, and salamanders native to the state of Texas.

The state of Texas has a large variety of habitats, from swamps, pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north. This vast contrast in biomes makes Texas home to a wide variety of herpetofauna. Its central position in the United States means that species found primarily in either the western or eastern reaches of the country often have their ranges meeting in the state. Its proximity to Mexico is such that many species found there and into Central American also range as far north as Texas. Also, the karst topography of central Texas is home to several endemic species. The abundance of amphibians makes the state a prime area for research, and most species in the state are well documented.

Texas state law protects several amphibian species; threatened species denoted as (T) and endangered species denoted as (E).

Frogs and toads

Order: Anura

Picture	Scientific name	Common name	Family	Conservation status
Family: Bufonidae (true toads)
	Bufo americanus	American toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo cognatus	Great Plains toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo debilis	green toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo houstonensis	Houston toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (EN) Texas (E)
	Bufo marinus	giant or cane toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo punctatus	red-spotted toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo speciosus	Texas toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo valliceps	Gulf Coast toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
	Bufo woodhousii	Woodhouse's toad	Bufonidae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Hylidae (treefrogs)
	Acris crepitans	northern cricket frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Hyla arenicolor	canyon tree frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's gray tree frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Hyla cinerea	green tree frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Hyla squirella	squirrel tree frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Hyla versicolor	gray tree frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Pseudacris clarkii	spotted chorus frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Pseudacris crucifer	spring peeper	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Pseudacris streckeri	Strecker's chorus frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Pseudacris feriarum	upland chorus frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Smilisca baudinii	Mexican tree frog	Hylidae	IUCN (LC) Texas (T)
Family: Leptodactylidae (tropical frogs)
	Eleutherodactylus augusti	eastern barking frog	Leptodactylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides	Rio Grande chirping frog	Leptodactylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Eleutherodactylus guttilatus	spotted chirping frog	Leptodactylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Eleutherodactylus marnockii	cliff chirping frog	Leptodactylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Leptodactylus fragilis	Mexican white-lipped frog	Leptodactylidae	IUCN (LC) Texas (T)
Family: Microhylidae (narrowmouth toads)
	Gastrophryne carolinensis	eastern narrowmouth toad	Microhylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Gastrophryne olivacea	Great Plains narrowmouth toad	Microhylidae	IUCN (LC)
	Hypopachus variolosus	Mexican narrow-mouthed toad	Microhylidae	IUCN (LC) Texas (T)
Family: Pelobatidae (spadefoot toads)
	Scaphiopus couchii	Couch's spadefoot toad	Pelobatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Scaphiopus hurterii	Hurter's spadefoot toad	Pelobatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Spea bombifrons	plains spadefoot toad	Pelobatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Spea multiplicata	New Mexico spadefoot toad	Pelobatidae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Ranidae (true frogs)
	Rana areolata	crawfish frog	Ranidae	IUCN (NT)
	Rana berlandieri	Rio Grande leopard frog	Ranidae	IUCN (LC)
	Rana blairi	Plains leopard frog	Ranidae
	Rana catesbeiana	bullfrog	Ranidae	IUCN (LC)
	Rana clamitans clamitans	bronze frog	Ranidae
	Rana grylio	pig frog	Ranidae	IUCN (LC)
	Rana palustris	pickerel frog	Ranidae	IUCN (LC)
	Rana sphenocephala	southern leopard frog	Ranidae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Rhinophrynidae (burrowing toads)
	Rhinophrynus dorsalis	Mexican burrowing toad	Rhinophrynidae	IUCN (LC) Texas (T)

Salamanders

Order: Urodela

Picture	Scientific name	Common name	Family	Conservation status
Family: Amphiumidae (amphiumas)
	Amphiuma tridactylum	three-toed amphiuma	Amphiumidae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Salamandridae (newts)
	Notophthalmus meridionalis	black-spotted newt	Salamandridae	IUCN (EN) Texas (T)
	Notophthalmus viridescens	eastern newt	Salamandridae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
	Ambystoma maculatum	spotted salamander	Ambystomatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Ambystoma mavortium	barred tiger salamander	Ambystomatidae
	Ambystoma opacum	marbled salamander	Ambystomatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Ambystoma talpoideum	mole salamander	Ambystomatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Ambystoma texanum	smallmouth salamander	Ambystomatidae	IUCN (LC)
	Ambystoma tigrinum	eastern tiger salamander	Ambystomatidae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
	Desmognathus auriculatus	southern dusky salamander	Plethodontidae
	Eurycea latitans	Cascade Caverns salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (VU) Texas (T)
	Eurycea nana	San Marcos salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (VU) Texas (T)
	Eurycea neotenes	Texas salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (VU)
	Eurycea quadridigitata	dwarf salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (LC)
	Eurycea rathbuni	Texas blind salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (VU) Texas (E)
	Eurycea robusta	Blanco blind salamander	Plethodontidae	Texas (T)
	Eurycea sosorum	Barton Springs salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (VU) Texas (E)
	Eurycea tridentifera	Comal blind salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (VU) Texas (T)
	Eurycea troglodytes	Valdina Farms salamander	Plethodontidae
	Plethodon glutinosus	slimy salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (LC)
	Plethodon albagula	western slimy salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (LC)
	Plethodon serratus	southern redback salamander	Plethodontidae	IUCN (LC)
Family: Sirenidae (sirens)
	Siren intermedia nettingi	western lesser siren	Sirenidae	IUCN (LC)
	Siren intermedia texana	Rio Grande lesser siren	Sirenidae	Texas (T)
Family: Proteidae (waterdogs)
	Necturus beyeri	Gulf Coast waterdog	Proteidae	IUCN (LC)

See also

• List of Texas reptiles

References

• Texas Memorial Museum: Herps of Texas
• Endangered and Threatened Species found in Texas