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Amphibians of the Southeastern United States,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
 
Amphibians of the SE United States, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
Taxa: the scientific name of the species.  I = Introduced.
Code: a three letter abbreviation code used on field data sheets by FISC biologists.
N: the number of species recognized in our region.
Reproduction: A = aquatic; T = terrestrial.
Aquatic Habitat: R = rivers; LS = large streams; SS = small streams; P = ponds; TP = temporary ponds; L = lakes; 
                          SW = swamps and wet prairies; C = caves; RUD = ruderal sites.
Does it call?: whether the species has a mating call.
Life History: A = entirely aquatic; AT = both an aquatic (for reproduction) and a terrestrial life history phase; 
                    T = entirely terrestrial.
Status: whether the species has been identified as needing protection or management.
Distribution: two letter abbreviation for the state or territory where the species is found.
Taxa N Reproduction Aquatic Habitat Does It Call? Life History Status NC SC GA FL AL TN VI PR
SOUTHEAST AMPHIBIANS Code 144 93A; 51T   40.10% 18A; 51T; 75AT 25 85 67 81 59 70 71 9 23
SALAMANDERS   86 54A; 31T   0% 18A; 31T; 36AT 14 56 36 50 27 40 52 0 0
Cryptobranchidae 1
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis cal A R, LS No A x x x x x x
Sirenidae 4
Pseudobranchus axanthus pax A L, P, SW No A x
P. striatus pst A L, P, SW No A x x x
Siren intermedia sin A L, P, SW No A x x x x x x
S. lacertina sla A L, P, SW No A x x x x x
(Plus several undescribed)
Amphiumidae 3
Amphiuma means ame A L, P, SW No A x x x x x
A. pholeter aph A L, P, SW No A x x x
A. tridactylum atr A L, P, SW No A x x
Proteidae 5
Necturus alabamensis nal A R, LS, SS No A x x
N. lewisi nle A R, LS, SS No A x x
N. maculosus nma A R, LS, SS No A x x x x
N. punctatus npu A R, LS, SS No A x x x
N. sp. (Gulf Coast Waterdog) ngc A R, LS, SS No A x x x
Ambystomatidae 7
Ambystoma cingulatum aci A P No AT x x x x x
A. mabeei amb A P No AT x x x
A. maculatum ama A P No AT x x x x x x
A. opacum aop A P No AT x x x x x x
A. talpoideum ata A P No AT x x x x x x
A. texanum ate A P No AT x x
A. tigrinum ati A P No AT x x x x x x x
Salamandridae 2
Notophthalmus perstriatus npe A TP No AT x x x
N. viridescens nvi A P,TP,SS No AT x x x x x x
Plethodontidae 57
Hemidactylinii 16
Eurycea chamberlaini ech A SS, seeps No AT x x
E. cirrigera eci A SS No AT x x x x x x
E. junaluska eju A SS, LS No AT x x x
E. guttolineata egu A SS No AT x x x x x x
E. longicauda elo   A C, SS No AT   x         x    
E. lucifuga elu A C, SS No AT x x x
E. quadridigitata* equ A SW, SS, P No AT x x x x x
E. wilderae ewi A SS No AT x x x
Gyrinophilus gulolineatus ggu A C No A x x
G. palleucus gpa A C No A x x x
G. porphyriticus gpo A SS, LS No AT x x x x x
Haideotriton wallacei hwa A C No A x x x
Hemidactylium scutatum hsc A SW No AT x x x x x x
Pseudotriton montanus** pmo A SS No AT x x x x x x
P. ruber pru A SS No AT x x x x x x
Stereochilus marginatus sma A SW No A x x x x
* species complex
** incl. P. m. diastictus
Desmognathinae 19
Desmognathus abditus dab A SS, RF No AT x
D. aeneus dae T seeps No T x x x x
D. apalachicolae dap A SS No AT x x x
D. auriculatus dau A SS No AT x x x x x x
D. carolinensis dca A SS No AT x x
D. conanti dco A SS No AT x
D. folkertsi dfo A SS No AT x
D. fuscus dfu A SS No AT x x x x x x
D. imitator dim A SS No AT x x
D. marmoratus dma A SS, LS No A x x x x
D. monticola dmo A SS No AT x x x x x x
D. ochrophaeus doc A SS No AT x
D. ocoee doe A SS No AT x x x x x
D. orestes dor A SS No AT x x
D. quadramaculatus dqu A SS, LS No AT x x x x x
D. santeetlah dsa A SS No AT x x
D. welteri dwe A SS No AT x
D. wrighti dwr T No T x x
Phaeognathus hubrichti phh T No T x x
Plethodontinii 29
Aneides aeneus* aae T No T x x x x x x
Plethodon amplus pam T No T x
P. aureolus pau T No T x x
P. chattahoochee pch T No T x x
P. cheoah pce T No T x
P. chlorobryonis pch T No T x x x
P. cinereus pci T No T x x
P. cylindraceus pcy T No T x x
P. dorsalis pdo T No T x
P. glutinosus pgl T No T x x x x
P. grobmani pgr T No T x x x
P. jordani pjo T No T x x x x
P. meridianus pme T No T x
P. metcalfi pmf T No T x x
P. mississippi pmi T No T x x
P. montanus pmt T No T x x
P. ocmulgee pog T No T x
P. oconaluftee (=P. teyahalee) poc T No T x x x x
P. petraeus ppe T No T x
P. richmondi pri T No T x x
P. savannah psa T No T x
P. serratus pse T No T x x x x
P. shermani psh T No T x
P. variolatus pva T No T x x
P. ventralis pve T No T x x x
P. websteri pwb T No T x x x
P. wehrlei pwh T No T x x
P. welleri pwe T No T x x
P. yonahlossee pyo   T   No T   x         x    
* species complex
FROGS   58 39A; 19T   100% 39AT; 19T 11 29 31 31 32 30 19 9 23
Bufonidae 6
Bufo americanus bam A TP, SS Yes AT x x x x x
B. fowleri bfo A TP,P,L, SW Yes AT x x x x x x
B. marinus (I) bma A TP,P,RUD Yes AT x x x
B. quercicus bqu A TP Yes AT x x x x x
B. terrestris bte A TP,P, L,SW Yes AT x x x x x
Peltophryne (=Bufo) lemur ple A P Yes AT x x x
Hylidae 19
Acris crepitans acr A P, L Yes AT x x x x x x
A. gryllus agr A P, L Yes AT x x x x x x
Hyla andersoni han A SW Yes AT x x x
H. avivoca hav A SW, L, P Yes AT x x x x x
H. chrysoscelis hch A SW, L, P Yes AT x x x x x x
H. cinerea hci A SW, L, P Yes AT x x x x x x
H. femoralis hfe A P, L Yes AT x x x x x
H. gratiosa hgr A P, L Yes AT x x x x x x
H. squirella hsq A SW, L, P Yes AT x x x x x
H. versicolor hve A SW, L, P Yes AT x x x x x x
Osteopilus septentrionalis (I) ose A RUD Yes AT x x x
Pseudacris brachyphona pbr A TP, SS Yes AT x x x
P. brimleyi pbi A TP,SW Yes AT x x x
P. crucifer pcr A TP,P,L,SW Yes AT x x x x x x
P. feriarum (incl. P. triseriata) pfe A TP,P,L,SW Yes AT x x x x x x
P. nigrita pni A TP Yes AT x x x x x
P. ocularis pos A TP,P,L Yes AT x x x x x
P. ornata poa A TP Yes AT x x x x x
Scinax rubra (I) sru A Yes AT x
Leptodactylidae 19
Eleutherodactylus antillensis ean T Yes T x x
E. brittoni ebr T Yes T x
E. cochranae eco T Yes T x x
E. cooki eck T Yes T x
E. coqui (I, in part) ecq T Yes T x x x
E. eneidae (EXTINCT) ene T Yes T x x
E. gryllus egr T Yes T x x
E. hedricki ehe T Yes T x
E. jasperi (EXTINCT) eja T Yes T x x
E. karlschmidti (EXTINCT) eka T Yes T x x
E. lentus ele T Yes T x
E. locustus els T Yes T x x
E. monensis emo T Yes T x
E. planirostris (I) epl T Yes T x x
E. portoricensis epo T Yes T x x
E. richmondi eri T Yes T x x
E. unicolor eun T Yes T x
E. wightmanae ewe T Yes T x x
Leptodactylus albilabris lal A Yes AT x x
Microhylidae 1
Gastrophryne carolinensis gca   A TP Yes AT   x x x x x x    
                               
Pelobatidae 1
Scaphiopus holbrooki sho A TP Yes AT x x x x x x
Ranidae 11
Rana capito rcp A TP,L Yes AT x x x x x x
R. catesbeiana rca A L,SW,P,TP,SS Yes AT x x x x x x x
R. clamitans rcl A L,SW,P,TP,SS Yes AT x x x x x x
R. grylio rgr A L,SW Yes AT x x x x x
R. heckscheri rhe A SW, R, P Yes AT x x x x x
R. okaloosae rok A SW Yes AT x x
R. palustris rpa A TP,P,L,SS Yes AT x x x x x
R. sevosa rse A TP, P Yes AT x
R. sphenocephala rut A P,L Yes AT x x x x x x
R. sylvatica rsy A TP Yes AT x x x x x
R. virgatipes rvi   A SW Yes AT   x x x x        

 

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