California Amphibians and How to Find Them

Preface


Introduction




California: Amphibians' Wild Water Park
What are Amphibians?
Some California Amphibians Are in Trouble
What Can We Do To Help California Amphibians?
To Have and To Hold Amphibians


THE SALAMANDERS


Family Ambystomatidae




California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense
Northwestern Salamander, Ambystoma gracile
Long-toed Salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum
Western Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma mavortium


Family Dicamptodontidae




Giant Salamanders, Dicamptodon ensatus and D. tenebrosus


Family Plethodontidae




Clouded and Wandering Salamanders, Aneides ferreus and A. vagrans
Black Salamanders, Aneides flavipunctatus, A. iecanus, A. klamathensis, and A. niger
Arboreal Salamander, Aneides lugubris
Slender Salamanders, Batrachoseps spp.
Ensatina, Ensatina eschscholtzii
Web-toed Salamanders, Hydromantes brunus and H. platycephalus
Shasta Salamanders, Hydromantes samweli, H. shastae, and H. wintu
Woodland Salamanders, Plethodon asupak, P. dunni, P. elongatus, and P. stormi


Family Rhyacotritonidae




Southern Torrent Salamander, Rhyacotriton variegatus


Family Salamandridae




Rough-skinned Newt, Taricha granulosa
Red-bellied Newt, Taricha rivularis
Sierra and California Newts, Taricha sierrae and T. torosa


THE FROGS


Family Ascaphidae




Coastal Tailed Frog, Ascaphus truei


Family Bufonidae




Western Toad, Anaxyrus boreas
Arroyo Toad, Anaxyrus californicus
Yosemite Toad, Anaxyrus canorus
Great Plains Toad, Anaxyrus cognatus
Black Toad, Anaxyrus exsul
Red-spotted Toad, Anaxyrus punctatus
Woodhouse's Toad, Anaxyrus woodhousii


Family Eleutherodactylidae




Common Coqui, Eleutherodactylus coqui


Family Hylidae




California Chorus Frog, Pseudacris cadaverina
Pacific Chorus Frog, Pseudacris regilla


Family Pipidae




African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis


Family Ranidae




Red-legged Frogs, Rana aurora and R. draytonii
Rio Grande Leopard Frog, Rana berlandieri
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog, Rana boylii
Cascades Frog, Rana cascadae
American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana
Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs, Rana muscosa and R. sierrae
Northern and Southern Leopard Frogs, Rana pipiens and R. sphenocephala


Family Scaphiopodidae




Couch's Spadefoot, Scaphiopus couchii
Western Spadefoot, Spea hammondii
Great Basin Spadefoot, Spea intermontana


Acknowledgments


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