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Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
46,772 observations
California Newt
Taricha torosa
35,223 observations
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
28,647 observations
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
21,823 observations
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
18,967 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
10,614 observations
Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
10,258 observations
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
8,365 observations
California Tree Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina
6,815 observations
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Rana boylii
5,020 observations
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytonii
4,972 observations
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris
4,073 observations
California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
3,493 observations
Pacific Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
3,121 observations
Southern California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major
2,632 observations
Sierra Newt
Taricha sierrae
2,445 observations
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondii
2,108 observations
Red-bellied Newt
Taricha rivularis
1,791 observations
Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora
1,701 observations
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
1,385 observations
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
1,317 observations
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
1,265 observations
Speckled Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus
1,109 observations
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californiense
1,072 observations
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon elongatus
786 observations
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
696 observations
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
694 observations
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae
625 observations
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
573 observations
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
533 observations
Cascades Frog
Rana cascadae
500 observations
Southern Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton variegatus
469 observations
Invasive
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
417 observations
Santa Cruz Black Salamander
Aneides niger
391 observations
Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicus
381 observations
Coastal Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei
326 observations
Klamath Black Salamander
Aneides klamathensis
314 observations
Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius
264 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
258 observations
Black Toad
Anaxyrus exsul
202 observations
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
171 observations
Samwel Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes samweli
144 observations
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps pacificus
115 observations
Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus
113 observations
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
96 observations
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana muscosa
93 observations
Shasta Black Salamander
Aneides iecanus
77 observations
San Gabriel Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gabrieli
56 observations
Western Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium
46 observations
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Plethodon stormi
45 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common amphibians in California are:
- Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla)
- California Newt (Taricha torosa)
- California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
- Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
- Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)
- American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
- Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
- Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
- California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)
- Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)
- The most observed amphibian in California is Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla), with 46,772 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive amphibians in California include:
- African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)