This list of amphibians of Florida includes species native to or documented in the U.S. state of Florida.UF Wildlife
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Amphibians

Tongueless frogs (
Pipidae The Pipidae are a family of primitive, tongueless frogs. The 41 species in the family Pipidae are found in tropical South America (genus ''Pipa'') and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera). Description Pipid frogs are highly aquatic and ...
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* African clawed frog - introduced

Tree frogs ( Hylidae)

* Pine Barrens tree frog * American green tree frog * Barking tree frog * Squirrel tree frog *

Ornate chorus frog The ornate chorus frog (''Pseudacris ornata'') is a species of chorus frog endemic to the Southeastern United States. Their distribution ranges from North Carolina, east to the very eastern part of Louisiana, and south to northern parts of Flori ...

* Northern cricket frog *

Southern chorus frog The southern chorus frog (''Pseudacris nigrita'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the southeastern United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwate ...

* Southern cricket frog * Upland chorus frog * Pine woods tree frog * Cope's gray tree frog * Spring peeper *

Bird-voiced tree frog The bird-voiced tree frog (''Dryophytes avivoca'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, and swamps. Description The bird-voiced tree frog ...

Gray tree frog The gray treefrog (''Dryophytes versicolor'') is a species of small arboreal holarctic tree frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. It is sometimes referred to as the eastern gray treefrog, northern gray tree ...

* Little grass frog

True frogs ( Ranidae)

American bullfrog The American bullfrog (''Lithobates catesbeianus''), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, po ...

Bronze frog The bronze frog (''Lithobates clamitans clamitans'') is a subspecies of ''Lithobates clamitans'' found in the southeastern region of North America. Description The bronze frog grows up to 2–4 in (5.4–10.2 cm). Distinguishing cha ...

* Carpenter frog * Florida bog frog * Gopher frog * Pig frog * '' Rana clamitans'' - locally called "green frog" * River frog * Southern leopard frog

Rain frogs ( Eleutherodactylidae)

* Greenhouse frog - introducedInvasive amphibians
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True toads ( Bufonidae)

* Southern toad *

Fowler's toad Fowler's toad (''Anaxyrus fowleri'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. It was previously considered a subspec ...

Oak toad The oak toad (''Anaxyrus quercicus'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the coastal regions of southeastern United States.

* Cane toad - introduced/invasive

American spadefoot toads ( Scaphiopodidae)

* Eastern spadefoot

Narrow-mouthed frogs (
Microhylidae The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Evolution A molecular phylo ...
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* Eastern narrow-mouthed toad

True salamanders and newts (
Salamandridae Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough skin. Their skin is v ...
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Eastern newt The eastern newt (''Notophthalmus viridescens'') is a common newt of eastern North America. It frequents small lakes, ponds, and streams or nearby wet forests. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes the species unpalatable to predat ...

Striped newt The striped newt (''Notophthalmus perstriatus'') is a species of aquatic salamander native to the southeastern United States. It is a close relative of the eastern newt, with which it shares territory, and can be distinguished from the latter b ...

Sirens ( Sirenidae)

Lesser siren The lesser siren (''Siren intermedia'') is a species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico. They are referred to by numerous common names, including two-legged eel, dwarf siren, and mud eel. The specific ep ...

Amphiuma ( Amphiumidae)

One-toed amphiuma The one-toed amphiuma (''Amphiuma pholeter'') is an aquatic, eel-like salamander native to the southeastern United States. It was unknown to science until 1950, when it was collected by herpetologist W. T. Neill. It is rarely observed in the ...

Mole salamanders ( Ambystomatidae)

* Frosted flatwoods salamander *

Reticulated flatwoods salamander The reticulated flatwoods salamander (''Ambystoma bishopi'') is a species of mole salamander, an amphibian in the family Ambystomatidae. The species is native to a small portion of the southeastern coastal plain of the United States in the wester ...

Marbled salamander The marbled salamander (''Ambystoma opacum'') is a species of mole salamander found in the eastern United States. Description The marbled salamander is a stocky and boldly banded salamander. The marbled salamander exhibits sexual dimorphism w ...

* Mole salamander * Eastern tiger salamander

Lungless salamanders ( Plethodontidae)

* Southeastern slimy salamander * Three-lined salamander * Apalachicola dusky salamander * Southern dusky salamander * Seal salamander *

Many-lined salamander The many-lined salamander (''Stereochilus marginatus'') is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is the only species of the monotypic genus ''Stereochilus''. It is endemic to the United States. Physical description ''Stereoc ...

Four-toed salamander The four-toed salamander (''Hemidactylium scutatum'') is a lungless salamander native to eastern North America. It is the only species of the monotypic genus ''Hemidactylium''. Description The four-toed salamander can be recognized by its whit ...

* Southern red salamander * Rusty mud salamander * Dwarf salamander * Georgia blind salamander

References

Frogs

External links

Florida amphibiansUF Wildlife TreefrogsFlorida Frogs and ToadsSalamandersnas.er.usgs.gov
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