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Amphibians of Kentucky |
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| Order Anura (Frogs and Toads) | |||
| Family Pelobatidae | |||
| Eastern Spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki | ||
| Family Bufonidae | |||
| Eastern American Toad | Bufo americanus americanus | ||
| Fowler's Toad | Bufo woodhousii fowleri | ||
| Dwarf American Toad | Bufo americanus charlesmithi | ||
| Family Hylidae | |||
| Blanchard's Cricket Frog | Acris crepitans blanchardi | ||
| Green Treefrog | Hyla cinera | ||
| Barking Treefrog | Hyla gratiosa | ||
| Gray Treefrog | Hyla versicolor | ||
| Cope's Gray Treefrog | Hyla chrysoscelis | ||
| Bird-voiced Treefrog | Hyla avivoca | ||
| Northern Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer crucifer | ||
| Upland Chorus Frog | Pseudacris triseriata feriarum | ||
| Mountain Chorus Frog | Pseudacris brachyphona | ||
| Family Microhylidae | |||
| Eastern Narrowmouth Toad | Gastrophryne carolinensis | ||
| Family Ranidae | |||
| Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | ||
| Bronze Frog | Rana clamitans clamitans | ||
| Green Frog | Rana clamitans melanota | ||
| Wood Frog | Rana sylvatica | ||
| Northern Leopard Frog | Rana pipiens | ||
| Southern Leopard Frog | Rana utricularia | ||
| Pickerel Frog | Rana palustris | ||
| Northern Crawfish Frog | Rana areolata circulosa | ||
| Order Caudata (Salamanders) | |||
| Family Cryptobranchidae | |||
| Eastern Hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis | ||
| Family Proteidea | |||
| Mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus maculosus | ||
| Family Amphiumidae | |||
| Three-toed Amphiuma | Amphiuma tridactylum | ||
| Family Sirenidae | |||
| Western Lesser Siren | Siren intermedia nettingi | ||
| Family Ambystomidae | |||
| Mole Salamander | Ambystoma talpoideum | ||
| Marbled Salamander | Ambystoma opacum | ||
| Smallmouth Salamander | Ambystoma texanum | ||
| Streamside Salamander | Ambystoma barbouri | ||
| Jefferson Salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | ||
| Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | ||
| Eastern Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum | ||
| Family Salamandridae | |||
| Red-spotted Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens | ||
| Central Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis | ||
| Family Plethodontidae | |||
| Northern Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus fuscus fuscus | ||
| Spotted Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus fuscus conanti | ||
| Black Mountain Salamander | Desmognathus welteri | ||
| Seal Salamander | Desmognathus monticola | ||
| Mountain Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus | ||
| Redback Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | ||
| Ravine Salamander | Plethodon richmondi | ||
| Eastern Zigzag Salamander | Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis | ||
| Wehrle's Salamander | Plethodon wehrlei | ||
| Northern Slimy Salamander | Plethodon glutinosus | ||
| Mississippi Slimy Salamander | Plethodon mississippi | ||
| Cumberland Plateau Salamander | Plethodon kentucki | ||
| Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | ||
| Green Salamander | Aneides aeneus | ||
| Northern Spring Salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus | ||
| Kentucky Spring Salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi | ||
| Midland Mud Salamander | Pseudotriton montanus diastictus | ||
| Northern Red Salamander | Pseudotriton ruber ruber | ||
| Southern Red Salamander | Pseudotriton ruber vioscai | ||
| Southern Two-lined Salamander | Eurycea cirrigera | ||
| Longtail Salamander | Eurycea longicauda longicauda | ||
| Three-lined Salamander | Eurycea longicauda guttolineata | ||
| Cave Salamander | Eurycea lucifuga | ||
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