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List of amphibians of Colorado

Coordinates: 38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado)
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A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Colorado.
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America.

Amphibians found in the U.S. State of Colorado include wild salamanders, frogs, and toads.

Salamanders

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Image Species Common name Family
Ambystoma mavortium Tiger salamander Ambystomatidae

Frogs

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Photo Species Common name Family
Acris blanchardi Blanchard's cricket frog Hylidae
Dryophytes arenicolor Canyon treefrog Hylidae
Pseudacris maculata Boreal chorus frog Hylidae
Gastrophryne olivacea Great Plains narrowmouth toad* Microhylidae
Lithobates blairi Plains leopard frog Ranidae
Lithobates catesbeianus Bullfrog Ranidae
Lithobates pipiens Northern leopard frog Ranidae
Lithobates sylvaticus Wood frog Ranidae

*Although it bears the common name "toad", Gastrophryne olivacea is taxonomically a frog.

Bullfrogs are an introduced and invasive species in Colorado.

Toads

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Image Species Common name Family
Anaxyrus boreas Western toad Bufonidae
Anaxyrus cognatus Great Plains toad Bufonidae
Anaxyrus debilis Chihuahuan green toad Bufonidae
Anaxyrus punctatus Red-spotted toad Bufonidae
Anaxyrus woodhousii Woodhouse's toad Bufonidae
Scaphiopus couchii Couch's spadefoot Scaphiopodidae
Spea bombifrons Plains spadefoot Scaphiopodidae
Spea intermontana Great Basin spadefoot Scaphiopodidae
Spea multiplicata New Mexico spadefoot Scaphiopodidae

See also

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References

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  • "Quick Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of Colorado" (PDF).
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38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado)