List of amphibians of Canada

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This is a list of amphibians of Canada.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild

CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable

NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern

DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated

(v. 2023.1, the data is current as of March 6, 2024^[1])

• Wandering salamander – Aneides vagrans LC

• Jefferson salamander – Ambystoma jeffersonianum LC
• Northwestern salamander – Ambystoma gracile LC
• Blue-spotted salamander – Ambystoma laterale LC
• Spotted salamander – Ambystoma maculatum LC
• Long-toed salamander – Ambystoma macrodactylum LC
• Barred tiger salamander – Ambystoma mavortium LC
• Small-mouth salamander – Ambystoma texanum LC
• Tiger salamander – Ambystoma tigrinum LC

• Dusky salamander – Desmognathus fuscus LC
• Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander – Desmognathus ochrophaeus LC

• Coastal giant salamander – Dicamptodon tenebrosus LC

• Ensatina – Ensatina eschscholtzii LC

• Northern two-lined salamander – Eurycea bislineata LC

• Spring salamander – Gyrinophilus porphyriticus LC

• Four-toed salamander – Hemidactylium scutatum LC

• Common mudpuppy – Necturus maculosus LC

• Eastern newt – Notophthalmus viridescens LC

• Red-backed salamander – Plethodon cinereus LC
• Coeur d’Alene salamander – Plethodon idahoensis LC
• Western redback salamander – Plethodon vehiculum LC

• Rough-skinned newt – Taricha granulosa LC

• Blanchard's cricket frog – Acris crepitans blanchardi LC

• Coastal tailed frog – Ascaphus truei LC
• Rocky Mountain tailed frog – Ascaphus montanus LC

• American toad – Anaxyrus americanus LC
• Western toad – Anaxyrus boreas LC
• Great Plains toad – Anaxyrus cognatus LC
• Fowler's toad – Anaxyrus fowleri LC
• Canadian toad – Anaxyrus hemiophrys LC

• Cope's gray treefrog – Hyla chrysoscelis LC
• Gray treefrog – Hyla versicolor LC

• Northern red-legged frog – Rana aurora LC
• Cascades frog – Rana cascadae LC
• Columbia spotted frog – Rana luteiventris LC
• Oregon spotted frog – Rana pretiosa VU

• American bullfrog – Lithobates catesbeianus LC
• Northern green frog – Lithobates clamitans LC
• Pickerel frog – Lithobates palustris LC
• Northern leopard frog – Lithobates pipiens LC
• Mink frog – Lithobates septentrionalis LC
• Wood frog – Lithobates sylvaticus LC

• Spring peeper – Pseudacris crucifer LC
• Boreal chorus frog – Pseudacris maculata LC
• Pacific tree frog – Pseudacris regilla LC
• Western chorus frog – Pseudacris triseriata LC

• Plains spadefoot toad – Spea bombifrons LC
• Great Basin spadefoot – Spea intermontana LC

• Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia, Source: Matsuda, Green and Gregory (The Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia)
• Amphibians & Reptiles of Canada, CARCNET - RÉCCAR
• Amphibians Species of Canada, Amphibians Canada