List of amphibians of Virginia

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

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

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