List of Massachusetts amphibians
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This is a list of Massachusetts amphibians. It includes all amphibian
s currently found in Massachusetts
. It does not include species found only in captivity. One species is identified as indicated below:
Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...
s currently found in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. It does not include species found only in captivity. One species is identified as indicated below:
- (I) = IntroducedIntroduced speciesAn introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous.
Salamanders
- Common MudpuppyCommon MudpuppyThe Mudpuppy is a species of salamander that is part of the genus, Necturus. They live an entirely aquatic lifestyle in the eastern part of North America in lakes, rivers, and ponds. Mudpuppies go through paedomorphosis and retain their external gills...
Necturus maculosus (I?) - Jefferson SalamanderJefferson SalamanderThe Jefferson salamander is a mole salamander native to the northeastern United States, southern and central Ontario, and southwestern Quebec. It was named after Jefferson College in Pennsylvania....
Ambystoma jeffersonianum - Blue-spotted SalamanderBlue-spotted SalamanderThe Blue-spotted salamander, or Ambystoma laterale, is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Their range is known to extend to James Bay to the north, and southeastern Manitoba to the west.-Description:These...
Ambystoma laterale - Spotted SalamanderSpotted SalamanderThe Spotted Salamander or Yellow-spotted Salamander is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States and Canada. The Spotted Salamander is the State amphibian of South Carolina. It has recently been found that its embryos have algae living inside them in a mutualistic...
Ambystoma maculatum - Marbled SalamanderMarbled SalamanderThe Marbled Salamander is a species of mole salamander found in the eastern United States.- Description :The Marbled Salamander is a stocky, boldly banded salamander. The bands of females tend to be gray, while those of males are more white. Adults can grow to about 11 cm, , a bit small compared...
Ambystoma opacum - Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus
- Northern Two-lined SalamanderNorthern Two-lined SalamanderThe Northern two-lined salamander is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is found in Canada and the United States....
Eurycea bislineata - Spring SalamanderSpring SalamanderThe Spring Salamander is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. The specific name is Latin from Greek, meaning the color of porphyry, a purple stone, and this salamander has also been called the purple salamander.It is found in Canada and the United States.Its natural habitats are...
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus - Four-toed SalamanderFour-toed salamanderThe Four-toed Salamander is a Lungless Salamander native to eastern North America. It is a monotypic species of the Hemidactylium genus....
Hemidactyllium scutatum - Eastern Red-backed SalamanderRed Back SalamanderThe red back salamander is a small, hardy woodland salamander. It inhabits wooded slopes in Eastern North America; west to Missouri; south to North Carolina; and north from southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada to Minnesota...
Plethodon cinereus - Eastern NewtEastern NewtThe Eastern Newt or Red-spotted Newt is a common salamander of eastern North America. Eastern newts dwell in wet forests with small lakes or ponds. They can coexist in an aquatic environment with fish, however, their skin secretes a poisonous substance when the newt is threatened or injured...
Notopthalmus viridescens
Frogs and Toads
- Eastern SpadefootScaphiopus holbrookiiThe Eastern Spadefoot is a species of spadefoot found in North America. It has one spur on each of its back feet for burrowing. It spends almost all of its life deep underground; coming out only to breed, and sometimes eat. It remains in a type of hibernation almost all its life...
Scaphiopus holbrookii - American ToadAmerican toadThe American Toad is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. It is divided into three subspecies—the Eastern American Toad , the Dwarf American Toad , and the rare Hudson Bay Toad...
Bufo americanus - Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri
- Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor
- Spring PeeperSpring PeeperThe Spring Peeper is a small chorus frog widespread throughout the eastern USA and Canada.-Subspecies:There are two subspecies of the Spring Peeper, the Northern and the Southern Spring Peeper . The Northern is similar to the Southern except for a strong dark marking on the Southern frog's belly...
Pseudacris crucifer - American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
- American Green Frog Rana clamitans
- Pickerel FrogPickerel FrogThe Pickerel Frog is a small North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface.-Distinguishing features:...
Rana palustis - Northern Leopard FrogNorthern Leopard FrogThe Northern Leopard Frog is a species of leopard frog from the true frog family, native to parts of Canada and United States. It is the state amphibian of Minnesota and Vermont.-Physical description:...
Rana pipiens - Wood FrogWood FrogThe Wood Frog has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the southern Appalachians to the boreal forest with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina...
Rana sylvatica