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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Amphibian Checklist
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Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Class AMPHIBIA
Order SALIENTIA—Frogs and Toads
BUFONIDAE
- Bufo americanus americanus—Eastern American toad
- Bufo fowleri—Fowler’s toad
HYLIDAE
- Acris crepitans crepitans—Northern cricket frog
- Hyla chrysoscelis—Cope’s gray treefrog
- Pseudacris crucifer crucifer—Northern spring peeper
- Pseudacris triseriata—Western chorus frog
MICROHYLIDAE
- Gastrophryne carolinensis—Eastern narrow-mouthed toad
PELOBATIDAE
- Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki—Eastern spadefoot toad
RANIDAE
- Rana catesbeiana—Bullfrog
- Rana clamitans melanota—Green frog
- Rana palustris—Pickerel frog
- Rana sphenocephala utricularia—Southern leopard frog
- Rana sylvatica—Wood frog
Order CAUDATA—Salamanders
AMBYSTOMATIDAE
- Ambystoma maculatum—Spotted salamander
- Ambystoma opacum—Marbled salamander
- Ambystoma talpoideum—Mole salamander
CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE
- Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis—Eastern hellbender
PROTEIDAE
- Necturus maculosus maculosus—Mudpuppy
PLETHODONTIDAE
- *Aneides aeneus—Green salamander
- Desmognathus aeneus—Seepage salamander
- Desmognathus conanti—Spotted dusky salamander
- Desmognathus imitator—Imitator salamander
- Desmognathus marmoratus—Shovelnose salamander
- Desmognathus monticola—Seal salamander
- Desmognathus ocoee—Ocoee salamander
- Desmognathus quadramaculatus—Blackbelly salamander
- Desmognathus santeetlah—Santeetlah dusky salamander
- Desmognathus wrighti—Pigmy salamander
- Eurycea guttolineata—Three-lined salamander
- Eurycea junaluska—Junaluska salamander
- Eurycea longicauda—Longtail salamander
- Eurycea lucifuga—Cave salamander
- Eurycea wilderae—Blue Ridge two-lined salamander
- Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi—Blue Ridge spring salamander
- Hemidactylium scutatum—Four-toed salamander
- Plethodon glutinosus—Slimy salamander
- Plethodon jordani—Jordan’s salamander
- Plethodon metcalfi—Southern gray-cheeked salamander
- Plethodon serratus—Southern redback salamander
- Plethodon teyahalee—Southern Appalachian slimy salamander
- Plethodon ventralis—Southern zigzag salamander
- Pseudotriton montanus diastictus—Midland mud salamander
- Pseudotriton ruber schencki—Blackchin red salamander
SALAMANDRIDAE
- Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens—Red-spotted newt
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Notes
*Aneides aeneus has been documented in the park’s fauna, but has not been seen in the park for at least 70 years.
Revised 5-98 by Steve Tilley, Smith College; Sandy Echternacht, University of Tennessee; Dana Soehn and Don Defoe, National Park Service
References
Collins, J.T., A Checklist of North American Native Amphibians and Reptiles
Redmond, W. H., A.C. Echternacht and A.F. Scott. Annotated Checklist and Bibliography of Amphibians and Reptiles of Tennessee (1835 through 1989)
Redmond, W. H. and A.F. Scott. Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee
The Center for North American Amphibians and Reptiles website.(http://eagle.cc.ukans.edu/~cnaar/CNAARHomePage.html)
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All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Join other citizen scientists and volunteers in discovering new species in the park. more... | | Fishing in the Park The park offers a wide variety of angling experiences for fishermen. more... | | Become a Junior Ranger Kids ages 5-12 can earn a Junior Ranger badge by exploring the park. more... | | Spring Wildflowers The Great Smoky Mountains are known as the "Wildflower National Park." more... | |
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Did You Know?
At 480 feet, Fontana Dam, located on the southwestern boundary of the park, is the tallest concrete dam east of the Rocky Mountains. The dam impounds the Little Tennessee River forming Fontana Lake and produces hydroelectric power.
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Last Updated: June 26, 2008 at 15:41 EST |