California Frogs and Toads

This is a complete llst of frogs and toads that occur naturally in California, including introduced species with well-established populations.
Frogs and toads are listed by scientific name and sorted by family. Below, they are listed by common name.
Follow the links for information and pictures illustrating each animal and its habitat.

This list is based on the lists published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

Listed by Scientific Names
	SSAR 2008 Revisions not yet adopted here
Anura - Frogs
Ascaphidae - Tailed Frogs
Ascaphus - Tailed Frog
A. truei - Coastal Tailed Frog
Bufonidae - True Toads
Bufo - True Toads
B. alvarius - Sonoran Desert Toad F	Ollotis alvaria
B. boreas - Western Toad	Anaxyrus boreas
B. b. boreas - Boreal Toad	Anaxyrus boreas boreas
B. b. halophilus - California Toad	Anaxyrus boreas halophilus
B. californicus - Arroyo Toad	Anaxyrus californicus
B. canorus - Yosemite Toad	Anaxyrus canorus
B. cognatus - Great Plains Toad	Anaxyrus cognatus
B. exsul - Black Toad	Anaxyrus exsul
B. microscaphus - Arizona Toad F	Anaxyrus microscaphus
B. punctatus - Red-spotted Toad	Anaxyrus punctatus
B. woodhousii - Woodhouse's Toad
B. w. woodhousii - Rocky Mountain Toad	Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii
Hylidae - Treefrogs & Their Allies
Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs
P. cadaverina - California Treefrog
P. hypochondriaca - Baja California Treefrog
P. h. hypochondriaca - Baja California Treefrog (= P. regilla - Pacific Treefrog)
P. regilla - Pacific Treefrog (= P. regilla - Pacific Treefrog)
P. sierra - Sierran Treefrog (= P. regilla - Pacific Treefrog)
Pelobatidae - Spadefoot Toads & Relatives
Scaphiopus - North American Spadefoots
S. couchii - Couch's Spadefoot
Spea - Western Spadefoots
S. hammondii - Western Spadefoot
S. intermontana - Great Basin Spadefoot
Ranidae - True Frogs
Rana - True Frogs
R. aurora - Northern Red-legged Frog
R. berlandieri - Rio Grande Leopard Frog I	Lithobates berlandieri
R. boylii - Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
R. cascadae - Cascades Frog
R. catesbeiana - American Bullfrog I	Lithobates catesbeianus
R. draytonii - California Red-legged Frog
R. luteiventris - Columbia Spotted Frog
R. muscosa - Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
R. pipiens - Northern Leopard Frog	Lithobates pipiens
R. pretiosa - Oregon Spotted Frog
R. sierrae - Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
R. sphenocephala - Southern Leopard Frog I	Lithobates sphenocephalus
R. yavapaiensis - Lowland Leopard Frog F	Lithobates yavapaiensis
Pipidae - Tongueless Frogs
Xenopus - Clawed Frogs
X. laevis - African Clawed Frog I
I = Introduced - not native to California
F = Formerly present, now probably extinct in California

Listed by Common Names

Toads
Arizona Toad F
Arroyo Toad
Black Toad
Boreal Toad
California Toad
Great Plains Toad
Red-spotted Toad
Rocky Mountain Toad
Sonoran Desert Toad F
Yosemite Toad

Spadefoots
Couch's Spadefoot
Great Basin Spadefoot
Western Spadefoot

Frogs
African Clawed Frog I
American Bullfrog I
Baja California Treefrog
California Treefrog
California Red-legged Frog
Cascades Frog
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Lowland Leopard Frog F
Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Northern Red-legged Frog
Columbia Spotted Frog
Oregon Spotted Frog
Northern Pacific Tree Frog
Rio Grande Leopard Frog I
Sierran Treefrog
Coastal Tailed Frog


I = Introduced
F = Formerly present, now probably extinct in California

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