List of amphibians of Virginia

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The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is the state amphibian of Virginia

This is a list of amphibians native to the state of Virginia. Species which are endemic to Virginia are bolded.

## Anura (frogs and toads)

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Name  | Species / Subspecies  | Family  | Conservation status

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IUCN Red List | State (NatureServe)
American toad | Anaxyrus americanus americanus | Bufonidae |  | Secure (S5)
Fowler's toad[1] | Anaxyrus fowleri | Bufonidae |  | Secure (S5)
Oak toad[2] | Anaxyrus quercicus | Bufonidae |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Southern toad[3] | Anaxyrus terrestris | Bufonidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Eastern cricket frog | Acris crepitans crepitans | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Southern cricket frog | Acris gryllus | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Cope's gray tree frog | Dryophrytes chrysoscelis | Hylidae |  | Secure (S5)
Green tree frog | Dryophrytes cinereus | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Pine woods tree frog | Dryophrytes femoralis | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Barking tree frog | Dryophrytes gratiosus | Hylidae |  | Imperiled (S2)
Squirrel tree frog | Dryophrytes squirellus | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Gray tree frog | Dryophrytes versicolor | Hylidae |  | Secure (S5)
Appalachian mountain chorus frog | Pseudacris brachyphona | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Brimley's chorus frog | Pseudacris brimleyi | Hylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Hylidae |  | Secure (S5)
Upland chorus frog | Pseudacris feriarum | Hylidae |  | Secure (S5)
New Jersey chorus frog | Pseudacris kalmi | Hylidae |  |
Southern chorus frog | Pseudacris nigrita | Hylidae |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Little grass frog | Pseudacris ocularis | Hylidae |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Eastern narrow-mouthed toad | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Microhylidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
American bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Ranidae |  | Secure (S5)
Northern green frog | Lithobates clamitans melanota | Ranidae |  | Secure (S5)
Atlantic coast leopard frog | Lithobates kauffeldi | Ranidae |  |
Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris | Ranidae |  | Secure (S5)
Southern leopard frog | Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius | Ranidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Ranidae |  | Secure (S5)
Carpenter frog | Lithobates virgatipes | Ranidae |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Eastern spadefoot toad | Scaphiopus holbrooki | Scaphiopodidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4)

## Salamanders

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### Lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae)

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Name  | Species / Subspecies  | Conservation status

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IUCN Red List | Federal (ESA)  | State (Virginia DWR)  | State (NatureServe)
Green salamander | Aneides aeneus |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Holbrook's southern dusky salamander | Desmognathus auriculatus |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Kanawha black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus kanawha |  |  |  |
Shovel-nosed salamander | Desmognathus marmoratus |  |  |  | Critically Imperiled (S1)
Pisgah black-bellied salamander | Desmognathus mavrokoilius |  |  |  |
Seal salamander | Desmognathus monticola |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Blue Ridge dusky salamander | Desmognathus orestes |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Northern pygmy salamander | Desmognathus organi |  |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Flat-headed salamander | Desmognathus planiceps |  |  |  | Vulnerable (G3)
Black Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus welteri |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Southern two-lined salamander | Eurycea cirrigera |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Three-lined salamander | Eurycea guttolineata |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Eastern long-tailed salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Cave salamander | Eurycea lucifuga |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Blue Ridge two-lined salamander | Eurycea wilderae |  |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Atlantic Coast slimy salamander | Plethodon chlorobryonis |  |  |  |
Eastern red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
White-spotted slimy salamander | Plethodon cylindraceus |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Dixie Caverns salamander | Plethodon dixi |  |  |  | Critically Imperiled (G1)
Northern slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Valley and ridge salamander | Plethodon hoffmani |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Peaks of Otter salamander | Plethodon hubrichti |  |  |  | Imperiled (G2)
Blacksburg salamander | Plethodon jacksoni |  |  |  |
Cumberland Plateau salamander | Plethodon kentucki |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Northern gray-cheeked salamander | Plethodon montanus |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Cow Knob salamander | Plethodon punctatus |  |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Southern ravine salamander | Plethodon richmondi |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Shenandoah salamander | Plethodon shenandoah |  | Endangered  | State Endangered  | Critically Imperiled (G1)
Big Levels salamander | Plethodon sherando |  |  |  | Imperiled (G2)
Southern zigzag salamander | Plethodon ventralis |  |  |  | Critically Imperiled (S1)
Shenandoah Mountain salamander | Plethodon virginia |  |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Wehrle's salamander | Plethodon wehrlei |  |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Weller's salamander | Plethodon welleri |  |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Yonahlossee salamander | Plethodon yonahlossee |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)
Mud salamander | Pseudotriton montanus |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber |  |  |  | Secure (S5)
Many-lined salamander | Stereochilus marginatus |  |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)

### Other salamanders

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IUCN Red List | State (Virginia DWR)  | State (NatureServe)
Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Ambystomatidae |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Mabee's salamander | Ambystoma mabeei | Ambystomatidae |  | State Threatened  | Critically Imperiled (S1)
Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Ambystomatidae |  |  | Secure (S5)
Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum | Ambystomatidae |  |  | Secure (S5)
Mole salamander | Ambystoma talpoideum | Ambystomatidae |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Ambystomatidae |  | State Endangered  | Critically Imperiled (S1)
Two-toed amphiuma | Amphiuma means | Amphiumidae |  |  | Apparently Secure (S4)
Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | Cryptobranchidae |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus | Proteidae |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Dwarf waterdog | Necturus punctatus | Proteidae |  |  | Imperiled (S2)
Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens | Salamandridae |  |  | Secure (S5)
Eastern lesser siren | Siren intermedia intermedia | Sirenidae |  |  |
Greater siren | Siren lacertina | Sirenidae |  |  | Vulnerable (S3)

## References

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1. ^ "Fowler's Toad". Virginia Herpetological Society.
2. ^ Buckley, Ryan (2006). Dewey, Tanya; Fraser, Ann (eds.). "Anaxyrus quercicus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

## External links

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* List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia April, 2022
* Virginia Threatened and Endangered Faunal Species
* FWS ECOS Listed species with spatial current range believed to or known to occur in Virginia
* NatureServe Explorer
* AmphibiaWeb search for amphibians in the state of Virginia

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