Amphibians of Illinois

Class Amphibia

Order Caudata Family Ambystomatidae Ambystoma jeffersonianum - Jefferson salamander
Ambystoma laterale - blue-spotted salamander
Ambystoma maculatum - spotted salamander
Ambystoma opacum - marbled salamander
Ambystoma platineum - silvery salamander SE
Ambystoma talpoideum - mole salamander
Ambystoma texanum - small-mouthed salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum - tiger salamander
 Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum - eastern tiger salamander Family Cryptobranchidae Cryptobranchus alleganiensis - hellbender SE
 Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis - eastern hellbender SE Family Plethodontidae Desmognathus conanti - spotted dusky salamander SE
Eurycea cirrigera - southern two-lined salamander
Eurycea longicauda - longtail salamander
 Eurycea longicauda longicauda - longtail salamander
Eurycea longicauda melanopleura - dark-sided salamander Eurycea lucifuga - cave salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum - four-toed salamander ST
Plethodon cinereus - redback salamander
Plethodon dorsalis - northern zigzag salamander
Plethodon glutinosus - northern slimy salamander Family Proteidae Necturus maculosus - mudpuppy
 Necturus maculosus maculosus - mudpuppy Family Salamandridae Notophthalmus viridescens - eastern newt
 Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis - central newt Family Sirenidae Siren intermedia - lesser siren
 Siren intermedia nettingi - western lesser siren Order Anura Family Bufonidae Bufo americanus - American toad
 Bufo americanus americanus - eastern American toad
Bufo americanus charlesmithi - dwarf American toad Bufo fowleri - Fowler's toad Family Hylidae Acris crepitans - northern cricket frog
 Acris crepitans blanchardi - Blanchard's cricket frog Hyla avivoca - bird-voiced treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis - Cope's gray treefrog
Hyla cinerea - green treefrog
Hyla versicolor - eastern gray treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer - spring peeper
 Pseudacris crucifer crucifer - northern spring peeper Pseudacris feriarum - southeastern chorus frog
 Pseudacris feriarum feriarum - upland chorus frog Pseudacris streckeri - Strecker's chorus frog
 Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis - Illinois chorus frog ST Pseudacris triseriata - western chorus frog Family Microhylidae Gastrophryne carolinensis - eastern narrowmouth toad Family Pelobatidae Scaphiopus holbrookii - eastern spadefoot Family Ranidae Rana areolata - crawfish frog
 Rana areolata circulosa - northern crawfish frog Rana blairi - plains leopard frog
Rana catesbeiana - bullfrog
Rana clamitans - green frog
 Rana clamitans clamitans - bronze frog
Rana clamitans melanota - northern green frog Rana palustris - pickerel frog
Rana pipiens - northern leopard frog
Rana sphenocephala - southern leopard frog
Rana sylvatica - wood frog

(†) = Extinct
FE = Federally Endangered
X = Extirpated from Illinois
SE = Illinois State Endangered
ST = Illinois State Threatened
WL = Illinois Watch List
I = Introduced

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    This list is maintained by
    Dr. Christopher Phillips
    2/14/2003