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Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
47,574 observations
California Newt
Taricha torosa
35,322 observations
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
28,718 observations
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
22,195 observations
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
19,043 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
10,883 observations
Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
10,294 observations
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
8,434 observations
California Tree Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina
6,886 observations
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Rana boylii
5,122 observations
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytonii
5,014 observations
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps nigriventris
4,080 observations
California Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus
3,542 observations
Pacific Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
3,193 observations
Southern California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major
2,663 observations
Sierra Newt
Taricha sierrae
2,456 observations
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondii
2,114 observations
Red-bellied Newt
Taricha rivularis
1,794 observations
Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora
1,733 observations
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
1,398 observations
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
1,334 observations
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
1,271 observations
Speckled Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus
1,118 observations
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californiense
1,077 observations
Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon elongatus
789 observations
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
717 observations
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
696 observations
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae
635 observations
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
594 observations
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
548 observations
Cascades Frog
Rana cascadae
534 observations
Southern Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton variegatus
471 observations
Invasive
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
417 observations
Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicus
396 observations
Santa Cruz Black Salamander
Aneides niger
395 observations
Coastal Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei
332 observations
Klamath Black Salamander
Aneides klamathensis
314 observations
Gregarious Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps gregarius
264 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
261 observations
Black Toad
Anaxyrus exsul
202 observations
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
178 observations
Samwel Shasta Salamander
Hydromantes samweli
144 observations
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps pacificus
117 observations
Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus
117 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 47,574 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)