Amphibians found in the U.S. State of Colorado include wild salamanders, frogs, and toads.
Salamanders ImageSpeciesCommon nameFamilyAmbystoma mavortiumTiger salamanderAmbystomatidae
Frogs PhotoSpeciesCommon nameFamilyAcris blanchardiBlanchard's cricket frogHylidaeDryophytes arenicolorCanyon treefrogHylidaePseudacris maculataBoreal chorus frogHylidaeGastrophryne olivaceaGreat Plains narrowmouth toad*MicrohylidaeLithobates blairiPlains leopard frogRanidaeLithobates catesbeianusBullfrog†RanidaeLithobates pipiensNorthern leopard frogRanidaeLithobates sylvaticusWood frogRanidae *Although it bears the common name "toad", Gastrophryne olivacea is taxonomically a frog.
†Bullfrogs are an introduced and invasive species in Colorado.
Toads ImageSpeciesCommon nameFamilyAnaxyrus boreasWestern toadBufonidaeAnaxyrus cognatusGreat Plains toadBufonidaeAnaxyrus debilisChihuahuan green toadBufonidaeAnaxyrus punctatusRed-spotted toadBufonidaeAnaxyrus woodhousiiWoodhouse's toadBufonidaeScaphiopus couchiiCouch's spadefootScaphiopodidaeSpea bombifronsPlains spadefootScaphiopodidaeSpea intermontanaGreat Basin spadefootScaphiopodidaeSpea multiplicataNew Mexico spadefootScaphiopodidae
See also
Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado
References
External links
State of Colorado Colorado Parks and Wildlife CPW List of Threatened and Endangered species in Colorado Colorado Herpetological Society