List of amphibians of Virginia

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)

Name Species / Subspecies Family Conservation status
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

Lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae)

Name Species / Subspecies Conservation status
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

Name Species / Subspecies Family Conservation status
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

  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.
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