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Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
45,329 observations
California Newt
Taricha torosa
34,959 observations
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
28,133 observations
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
21,083 observations
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
18,641 observations
Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
10,103 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
9,974 observations
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
8,157 observations
California Tree Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina
6,640 observations
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytonii
4,874 observations
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Rana boylii
4,851 observations
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris
4,053 observations
California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
3,375 observations
Pacific Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
3,008 observations
Southern California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major
2,605 observations
Sierra Newt
Taricha sierrae
2,375 observations
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondii
2,066 observations
Red-bellied Newt
Taricha rivularis
1,787 observations
Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora
1,667 observations
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
1,355 observations
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
1,287 observations
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
1,251 observations
Speckled Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus
1,099 observations
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californiense
1,046 observations
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon elongatus
772 observations
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
686 observations
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
676 observations
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae
613 observations
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
567 observations
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
521 observations
Cascades Frog
Rana cascadae
480 observations
Southern Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton variegatus
467 observations
Invasive
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
410 observations
Santa Cruz Black Salamander
Aneides niger
389 observations
Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicus
376 observations
Coastal Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei
323 observations
Klamath Black Salamander
Aneides klamathensis
310 observations
Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius
264 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
252 observations
Black Toad
Anaxyrus exsul
199 observations
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
162 observations
Samwel Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes samweli
143 observations
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps pacificus
111 observations
Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus
110 observations
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana muscosa
93 observations
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
93 observations
Shasta Black Salamander
Aneides iecanus
67 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)
- Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
- American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
- Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
- California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)
- California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)
- The most observed amphibian in California is Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla), with 45,329 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive amphibians in California include:
- African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)