Colorado Frog Species

Scientific Name

Acris blanchardi
Anaxyrus boreas
Anaxyrus cognatus
Anaxyrus debilis
Anaxyrus punctatus
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Gastrophryne olivacea
Hyla arenicolor
Lithobates blairi
Lithobates catesbeianus
Lithobates pipiens
Lithobates sylvaticus
Pseudacris maculata
Scaphiopus couchii
Spea bombifrons
Spea intermontana
Spea multiplicata
Common Name

Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Western Toad
Great Plains Toad
Green Toad
Red-spotted Toad
Woodhouse's Toad
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Canyon Treefrog
Plains Leopard Frog
American Bullfrog (introduced, non-native)
Northern Leopard Frog
Wood Frog
Boreal Chorus Frog
Couch's Spadefoot
Plains Spadefoot
Great Basin Spadefoot
Mexican Spadefoot

Colorado Salamander Species

Scientific Name

Ambystoma mavortium
Common Name

Western Tiger Salamander

Order: Caudata - Salamanders

Family: Ambystomatidae

Genus: Ambystoma - Mole Salamanders

Barred Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium

Order: Anura - Frogs and Toads

Family: Hylidae

Genus: Acris - Cricket Frogs

Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi

Genus: Hyla - Tree Frogs

Canyon Treefrog
Hyla arenicolor
Picture
Photo: Andrew DuBois

Genus: ​Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs

Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata

Family: Microhylidae

Genus: Gastrophryne - Narrowmouth Toads

Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad
Gastrophyrne olivacea
Picture
Photo: Kevin Urbanek

Family: Ranidae

Genus: Lithobates - True Frogs

Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi

Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens

Picture
Photo: Andrew DuBois

Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus

American Bullfrog*
Lithobates catesbeianus  *Invasive (non-native)

Family: Bufonidae

Genus: Anaxyrus - True Toads

Western Toad / Boreal Toad
Anaxyrus boreas

Picture
Photo: Tim Warfel

Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus

Green Toad
Anaxyrus debilis

Red-Spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus

Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii

Family: Scaphiopodidae

Genus: Spea - Western Spadefoot Toads

Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons

New Mexico Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata

Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana

Picture
Photo: Matt Cage

Genus: Scaphiopus - Southern Spadefoot Toads

Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
Picture
Photo: Kevin Urbanek
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