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Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
48,506 observations
California Newt
Taricha torosa
35,417 observations
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
28,813 observations
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
22,607 observations
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
19,150 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
11,236 observations
Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
10,345 observations
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
8,528 observations
California Tree Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina
6,996 observations
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Rana boylii
5,294 observations
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytonii
5,114 observations
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris
4,085 observations
California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
3,628 observations
Pacific Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
3,338 observations
Southern California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major
2,664 observations
Sierra Newt
Taricha sierrae
2,470 observations
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondii
2,128 observations
Red-bellied Newt
Taricha rivularis
1,795 observations
Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora
1,783 observations
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
1,430 observations
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
1,351 observations
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
1,275 observations
Speckled Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus
1,123 observations
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californiense
1,082 observations
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon elongatus
793 observations
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
736 observations
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
699 observations
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae
647 observations
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
618 observations
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
580 observations
Cascades Frog
Rana cascadae
554 observations
Southern Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton variegatus
474 observations
Invasive
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
424 observations
Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicus
399 observations
Santa Cruz Black Salamander
Aneides niger
396 observations
Coastal Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei
341 observations
Klamath Black Salamander
Aneides klamathensis
318 observations
Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius
265 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
261 observations
Black Toad
Anaxyrus exsul
202 observations
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
181 observations
Samwel Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes samweli
145 observations
Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus
121 observations
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps pacificus
117 observations
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
96 observations
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana muscosa
93 observations
Shasta Black Salamander
Aneides iecanus
78 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 48,506 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)