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Amphibians of Georgia

Species list and descriptions are provided courtesy of the Georgia Wildlife Web (a project of the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources) or eNature.com.  Please use the "BACK" button on your browser to return to this list.

Mole Salamanders (Family Ambystomatidae)
Flatwoods Salamander  Ambystoma cingulatum  threatened
Spotted Salamander  Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander  Ambystoma opacum
Mole Salamander  Ambystoma talpoideum
Eastern Tiger Salamander  Ambystoma tigrinum

 

Amphiumas  (Family Amphiumidae)
Two-toed Amphiuma  Amphiuma means
One-toed Amphiuma  Amphiuma pholeter  rare

 

Hellbender  (Family Cryptobranchidae)
Hellbender  Cryptobranchus alleganiensis  rare

 

Lungless Salamanders  (Family Plethodontidae)
Green Salamander  Aneides aeneus  rare
Seepage Salamander  Desmognathus aeneus
Apalachicola Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus apalachicolae
Southern Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus auriculatus
Spotted Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus conanti
Shovelnose Salamander  Desmognathus marmoratus
Seal Salamander  Desmognathus monticola
Ocoee Salamander  Desmognathus ocoee
Blackbelly Salamander  Desmognathus quadramaculatus
Pigmy Salamander  Desmognathus wrighti
Southern Two-lined Salamander  Eurycea cirrigera
Long-tailed Salamander  Eurycea guttolineata
Cave Salamander  Eurycea lucifuga
Dwarf Salamander  Eurycea quadridigitata
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander  Eurycea wilderae
Tennessee Cave Salamander  Gyrinophilus palleucus
Spring Salamander  Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Georgia Blind Salamander Haideotriton wallacei  threatened
Four-toed Salamander  Hemidactylium scutatum
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander  Plethodon chattahoochee
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander  Plethodon chlorobryonis
Zigzag Salamander  Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Slimy Salamander  Plethodon glutinosus
Southeastern Slimy Salamander  Plethodon grobmani
Jordan's Salamander  Plethodon jordani
Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander  Plethodon ocmulgee
Southern Appalachian Salamander  Plethodon oconaluftee
Pigeon Mountain Salamander  Plethodon petraeus  rare
Savannah Slimy Salamander  Plethodon savannah
Southern Redback Salamander  Plethodon serratus
South Carolina Slimy Salamander  Plethodon variolatus
Webster's Salamander  Plethodon websteri
Eastern Mud Salamander  Pseudotriton montanus
Red Salamander  Pseudotriton ruber
Many-lined Salamander  Stereochilus marginatus

 

Waterdogs & Mudpuppies (Family Proteidae)
Alabama Waterdog  Necturus alabamensis
Mudpuppy  Necturus maculosus
Dwarf Waterdog  Necturus punctatus

 

Newts (Family Salamandridae)
Striped Newt  Notophthalmus perstriatus  rare
Eastern Newt  Notophthalmus viridescens

 

Sirens  (Family Sirenidae)
Dwarf Siren  Pseudobranchus striatus
Lesser Siren  Siren intermedia
Greater Siren  Siren lacertina

Frogs & Toads
Order Anura

Toads (Family Bufonidae)
American Toad  Bufo americanus
Fowler's Toad  Bufo fowleri
Oak Toad  Bufo quercicus
Southern Toad  Bufo terrestris

 

Treefrogs (Family: Hylidae)
Northern Cricket Frog  Acris crepitans
Southern Cricket Frog  Acris gryllus
Pine Barrens Treefrog  Hyla andersonii
Bird-voiced Treefrog  Hyla avivoca
Cope's Gray Treefrog  Hyla chrysoscelis
Green Treefrog  Hyla cinerea
Pine Woods Treefrog  Hyla femoralis
Barking Treefrog  Hyla gratiosa
Squirrel Treefrog  Hyla squirella
Mountain Chorus Frog  Pseudacris brachyphona
Brimley's Chorus Frog  Pseudacris brimleyi
Spring Peeper  Pseudacris crucifer
Upland Chorus Frog  Pseudacris feriarum
Southern Chorus Frog  Pseudacris nigrita
Little Grass Frog  Pseudacris ocularis
Ornate Chorus Frog  Pseudacris ornata

 

Narrowmouthed Toads  (Family Microhylidae)
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad  Gastrophryne carolinensis

 

Burrowing Toads  (Family Pelobatidae)
Eastern Spadefoot Toad  Scaphiopus holbrookii

 

True Frogs  (Family Ranidae)
Gopher Frog  Rana capito
Bullfrog  Rana catesbeiana
Green Frog/Bronze Frog  Rana clamitans
Pig Frog  Rana grylio
River Frog  Rana hecksheri
Pickerel Frog  Rana palustris
Southern Leopard Frog  Rana sphenocephala
Wood Frog  Rana sylvatica
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes