Order Urodela Salamanders and Newts
Family Ambystomatidae Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum Long-Toed Salamander
Family Dicamptodontidae Pacific Mole Salamanders
Dicamptodon aterrimus Idaho Giant Salamander
Family Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders
Plethodon idahoensis Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Family Salamandridae Newts
Taricha granulosa
Roughskin Newt
Order Anura Frogs and Toads
Family Leiopelmatidae
Bell Toads
(=Ascaphidae)
Ascaphus truei Tailed Frog
Family Bufonidae True Toads
Bufo boreas Western Toad
Bufo woodhousii
Woodhouse's Toad
Family Pelobatidae
Archaic Toads
Scaphiopus intermontanus
Great Basin Spadefoot
(=Spea intermontana)
Family Hylidae True Tree Frogs
Pseudacris regilla
Pacific Tree Frog
(= Hyla regilla)
Pseudacris maculata
Boreal Chorus Frog
(= P. triseriata
maculata)
Family Ranidae
True Frogs
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog
Rana luteiventris Columbia Spotted Frog
Rana sylvatica Wood Frog
1 Names
are generally consistent with Collins, J.T. (1990). Standard Common and
Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Third
Edition. SSAR Herpetological Circular No. 19: 1-41.
Prepared by C.R. Peterson, Herpetology Laboratory, Idaho State University & The Idaho Museum of Natural History