Amphibians

Florida is home to at least 52 native species of amphibians (Class Amphibia). Many nonnative species also have established breeding populations in the state. Amphibians are intermediate between aquatic fishes and terrestrial reptiles. Most use external fertilization and have aquatic larvae, but adults spend much of their time on land. The order Anura (frogs and toads) can be identified by their unique calls that they use to attract mates. All of the amphibians listed below have been documented to occur in NATL either by formal survey techniques or by casual observations.

Class Amphibia

Family BUFONIDAEToads
Bufo Toads
Bufo terrestris Southern Toad
Family HYLIDAETreefrogs
Acris Cricket Frogs
Acris gryllus dorsalisFlorida Cricket Frog 
HylaTreefrogs
Hyla cinereaGreen Treefrog
Hyla femoralis Pine Woods Treefrog 
Hyla squirellaSquirrel Treefrog 
PseudacrisChorus Frogs
Pseudacris crucifer bartramianaSouthern Spring Peeper
Family LEPTODACTYLIDAENeotropical Frogs
Eleutherodactylinae 
Eleutherodactylus planirostrisGreenhouse Frog
Family MICROHYLIDAENarrowmouth Toads
GastrophryneNarrowmouth Toads
Gastrophryne carolinensis carolinensisEastern Narrowmouth Toad
Family PELOBATIDAESpadefoot Toads
ScaphiopusSpadefoot Toads
Scaphiopus holbrookii holbrookiiEastern Spadefoot Toad 
Family RANIDAETrue Frogs
RanaTrue Frogs
Rana catesbeianaBullfrog
Rana clamitans clamitansBronze Frog
Rana sphenocephalaLeopard Frog
Family AMBYSTOMATIDAEMole Salamanders
Ambystoma talpoideumMole Salamander
Family SALAMANDRIDAENewts
NotophthalmusNewts
Notophthalmus viridescens piaropicolaPeninsula Newt

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