Appendix A. Texas Amphibians Including Those Found in Four Urban Centers and in Other States

Appendix A. Texas amphibians including those found in four urban centers and in other states. (Courtesy of Cassandra LaFleur) El Texas List of Amphibians Scientific Name AustinA DFW Houston States ChecklistB Paso 35

1. American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

1

2. Austin Blind Salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis)

2

3. Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) E

18

4. Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) D

1

5. Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum) A

1

6. Black-spotted newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis)

19

7. Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) A H

1

8. Blanco Blind Salamander (Eurycea robusta)

36

9. Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans) D H

49

10. Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) A D E H

6

11. Cajun Chorus Frog (Pseudacris fouquettei)

3

12. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)

6

13. Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)

1

14. Cascade Caverns Salamander (Eurycea latitans)

1

15. Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii) A

1

16. Comal Blind Salamander (Eurycea tridentifera)

3

17. Common Plantanna (Xenopus laevis)

28

18. Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) D H

6

19. Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) A D E H

11

20. Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata) D H

9

21. Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) H

1 22. East Texas Toad (Bufo velatus) H

30

23. Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) A D H

17

24. Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) A D H

33

25. Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) D H

29

26. Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) D E H

1

27. Fern Bank Salamander (Eurycea pterophila)

29

28. Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)

1

29. Georgetown Salamander (Eurycea naufragia)

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30. Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea) A D E H

17

31. Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) E

7

32. Greater siren (Siren lacertina)

6

33. Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) A D E

17

34. Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) A D H

3

35. Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) A D H

6

36. Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri) H

1

37. Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) A H

3

38. Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii) D H

1

39. Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)

18

40. Lesser siren (Siren intermedia) D

26

41. Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) H

1

42. Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis)

6

43. Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata)

1

44. Mexican Treefrog (Smilisca baudinii)

1

45. Mexican White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus fragilis)

15

46. Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) H

17

47. Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) A D H

34

48. Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) E

31

49. Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) H

7

50. Pig Frog (Rana grylio)

13

51. Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi) D

14

52. Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) E

9

53. Red-Spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) A D E

2

54. Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides) D H

4

55. Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) A D E

1

56. Salado Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)

1

57. San Marcos Salamander (Eurycea nana)

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58. Sheep Frog (Hypopachus variolosus)

17

59. Small-Mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) A D H

9

60. Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus) H

24

61. Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) A D H

1

62. Spotted Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus guttilatus)

3

63. Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarkii) A D

30

64. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum) H

33

65. Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) H

10

66. Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) H

7

67. Strecker's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri) A D H

1

68. Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)

1

69. Texas Salamander (Eurycea neotenes) A

3

70. Texas Toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) A D E H

9

71. Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) H

14

72. Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) A D H

1

73. Valdina Farms Salamander (Eurycea troglodytes)

4

74. Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula) A

19

75. Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) A D E

A: Also includes species listed in Table 1 of Ferguson et al. 2008 76. B: Other urban amphibians observed by authors and Texas Master Naturalist Students 77. http://amphibiaweb.org/maps/geo- us.html http://www.kingsnake.com/dfw/species%20accounts/speciesaccounts.html http://www.dan-johnson.net/amphibians/houston_amphibians.html http://www.austinreptileservice.net/amphibians.html

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