Amphibians
A collection of all the species I have seen from California, New Mexico and Arizona.
This page will be continuously updated as I continue encountering new species & taking photos of old friends.
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Total Species Count: 19
Updated 9.11.25
Frogs
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
American Bullfrog // Lithobates catesbeianus
California Tree Frog // Pseudacris cadaverina
Pacific Chorus Frog // Pseudacris regilla
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog // Rana boylii
Couch's Spadefoot // Scaphiopus couchii
Mexican Spadefoot // Spea multiplicata
True Toads
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Western Toad // Anaxyrus boreas
Red-spotted Toad // Anaxyrus punctatus
Texas Toad // Anaxyrus speciosus
Woodhouse's Toad // Anaxyrus woodhousii
Sonoran Desert Toad // Incilius alvarius -- Photo Credit: Nate K.
Cane Toad // Rhinella marina
Salamanders
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Northwestern Salamander // Ambystoma gracile
Barred Tiger Salamander Eggs // Ambystoma mavortium
California Slender Salamander // Batrachoseps attenuatus
Coastal Giant Salamander // Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Ensatina // Ensatina eschscholtzii
Rough-skinned Newt // Taricha granulosa -- Photo Credit: Nate K.
California Newt // Taricha torosa