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The list of amphibians of New Hampshire includes all amphibian species living in the US state of New Hampshire. The list does not include species found only in captivity. The State Amphibian of New Hampshire is the spotted newt.[1]
This list is based primarily on information from AmphibiaWeb,[2] along with information from the New Hampshire Fish and Game department website.[3] Supplementary information, when provided, is noted with inline citations.
Salamanders (Urodela)
[edit]Family: Salamandridae
- Eastern (red-spotted) newt, Notophthalmus viridescens[4][5]
The red-spotted newt is widespread and secure throughout the state.[4]
The State Amphibian of New Hampshire is the spotted newt.[1]
Advanced Salamanders (Salamandroidea)
[edit]Family: Ambystomatidae
- Blue-spotted salamander, Ambystoma laterale[6]
Apparently secure and found throughout the state.[6] - Jefferson salamander, Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Located in the southwestern part of the state.[7]
The species, which hybridizes with the Blue-spotted salamander,[8] is vulnerable to extirpation or extinction in the state.[7] - Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum
Secure and found throughout the state.[9] - Marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum[10]
Critically imperiled.[10] Only known populations in south-central part of the state, west of Nashua.[11]
Aquatic Salamanders
[edit]Family: Proteidae
- Common mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus
Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae)
[edit]Family: Plethodontidae
- Eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus
- Northern slimy salamander, Plethodon glutinosus
Extremely rare in NH.[12][better source needed] - Four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum
- Northern dusky salamander, Desmognathus fuscus
- Northern two-lined salamander, Eurycea bislineata
- Spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Family: Hylidae
- Boreal chorus frog, Pseudacris maculata
- Gray treefrog, Dryophytes versicolor
Family: Ranidae
- American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus
- Green frog, Lithobates clamitans
- Mink frog, Lithobates septentrionalis
- Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens
- Pickerel frog, Lithobates palustris
- Spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer
- Wood frog, Lithobates sylvaticus
Family: Bufonidae
- American toad, Anaxyrus americanus
- Fowler's toad, Anaxyrus fowleri
See also
[edit]- List of birds of New Hampshire
- List of mammals of New Hampshire
- List of amphibians of the United States
- List of regional amphibians lists
- List of prehistoric amphibians
- Amphibian classification
- List of amphibians
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT - STATE EMBLEMS, FLAG, ETC". gencourt.state.nh.us. The General Court of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb". amphibiaweb.org. AmphibiaWeb. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Reptiles and Amphibians of New Hampshire". New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Eastern / Red-spotted Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens". www.wildlife.nh.gov. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Eastern Newt, Broken-Striped Newt, Central Newt, Peninsula Newt, Red Spotted Newt". amphibiaweb.org. AmphibiaWeb. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Blue-spotted Salamander - Ambystoma laterale". www.wildlife.nh.gov. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jefferson Salamander - Ambystoma jeffersonianum". www.wildlife.nh.gov. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Appendix A: Amphibians, pp. 2–3.
- ^ "Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma maculatum". www.wildlife.nh.gov. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Marbled Salamander - Ambystoma opacum". www.wildlife.nh. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Records in New Hampshire of MARBLED SALAMANDER" (PDF). www.wildlife.nh.gov. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. September 9, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Keys to the Amphibians & Reptiles of NH". New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
References
[edit]- Conant, Roger; Collins, Josepth T. (1991) [1958]. Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Peterson Field Guides. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-58389-6. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022.
- Tyning, Thomas F. (1990). A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles. Stokes Nature Guides. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-81713-4. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012.
- "NH State Wildlife Action Plan". www.wildlife.nh.gov. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- "Appendix A: Amphibians" (PDF). www.wildlife.nh.gov. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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