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Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
49,918 observations
California Newt
Taricha torosa
35,611 observations
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
28,970 observations
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
23,405 observations
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
19,458 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
11,611 observations
Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
10,512 observations
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
8,687 observations
California Tree Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina
7,146 observations
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Rana boylii
5,463 observations
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytonii
5,196 observations
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris
4,097 observations
California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
3,721 observations
Pacific Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
3,421 observations
Southern California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major
2,676 observations
Sierra Newt
Taricha sierrae
2,485 observations
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondii
2,159 observations
Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora
1,837 observations
Red-bellied Newt
Taricha rivularis
1,795 observations
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
1,451 observations
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
1,383 observations
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
1,294 observations
Speckled Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus
1,131 observations
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californiense
1,094 observations
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon elongatus
807 observations
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
745 observations
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
712 observations
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae
660 observations
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
650 observations
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
597 observations
Cascades Frog
Rana cascadae
559 observations
Southern Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton variegatus
478 observations
Invasive
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
431 observations
Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicus
401 observations
Santa Cruz Black Salamander
Aneides niger
399 observations
Coastal Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei
354 observations
Klamath Black Salamander
Aneides klamathensis
318 observations
Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius
270 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
262 observations
Black Toad
Anaxyrus exsul
216 observations
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
182 observations
Samwel Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes samweli
147 observations
Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus
122 observations
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps pacificus
120 observations
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
99 observations
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana muscosa
93 observations
Shasta Black Salamander
Aneides iecanus
79 observations
Scott Bar Salamander
Plethodon asupak
69 observations
San Gabriel Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gabrieli
56 observations
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Plethodon stormi
50 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 49,918 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive amphibians in California include:
- African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)
- Some of the most commonly observed native amphibians in California include:
- California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
- Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)
- Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
- California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)
- Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)