2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

Appendix 3 Table 3-1 Amphibians

Chapter 3 North Carolina Species

Table 3-1 AMPHIBIANS

2025 WAP Revision SGCN and Other Priority Species

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Common Name

Scientific Name

Order

Family

X X

Caudata

Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Salamandridae

X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X

Caudata

H

X

Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander

Plethodon amplus

Plethodontidae

Caudata

H

X

Tellico Salamander

Plethodon aureolus

Plethodontidae

X

Caudata

M X

Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander

Plethodon chattahoochee

Plethodontidae

Caudata

M X

Cheoah Bald Salamander

Plethodon cheoah

Plethodontidae

X X X X

Caudata

Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander

Plethodon chlorobryonis

Plethodontidae

Caudata

X

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Plethodontidae

Caudata

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

Plethodon cylindraceus

Plethodontidae

X X

Caudata

Northern Slimy Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus

Plethodontidae

Caudata

M X

Jordan's Salamander

Plethodon jordani

Plethodontidae

SC

X, N

X

Caudata

Crevice Salamander

Plethodon longicrus

Plethodontidae

N

X

Caudata

M X

South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon meridianus

Plethodontidae

Caudata

X

Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander

Plethodon metcalfi

Plethodontidae

Caudata

Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander

Plethodon montanus

Plethodontidae

X X X X

X X

Caudata

M X

Southern Ravine Salamander

Plethodon richmondi

Plethodontidae

Caudata

H

Southern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon serratus

Plethodontidae

Caudata

H

X

Red-legged Salamander

Plethodon shermani

Plethodontidae

X X X X X X X

Caudata

M

Southern Appalachian Salamander

Plethodon teyahalee

Plethodontidae

SC

X, N X, N X, N

X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Caudata

Southern Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon ventralis

Plethodontidae

N M X

T

Caudata

H

X

Wehrle's Salamander

Plethodon wehrlei

Plethodontidae

N

SC

Caudata

H

Weller's Salamander

Plethodon welleri

Plethodontidae

N

X

Caudata

M X

Yonahlossee Salamander

Plethodon yonahlossee

Plethodontidae

Anura

Brimley's Chorus Frog

Pseudacris brimleyi Pseudacris collinsorum

Hylidae

SC

X, N

Anura

Collinses' Mountain Chorus Frog

Hylidae

N

Anura

Northern Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

Hylidae

Anura

Upland Chorus Frog

Pseudacris feriarum

Hylidae

X

X

Anura

Southern Chorus Frog

Pseudacris nigrita

Hylidae

Anura

M

Little Grass Frog

Pseudacris ocularis

Hylidae

E

X, N

X X X

Anura

H

Ornate Chorus Frog

Pseudacris ornata

Hylidae

N

Caudata

M X

Eastern Mud Salamander

Pseudotriton montanus montanus

Plethodontidae

Caudata

Red Salamander

Pseudotriton ruber

Plethodontidae

At-Risk

X

Anura

VH

Gopher Frog

Rana capito

Ranidae

Anura

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeianus

Ranidae

Y

Anura

Green Frog

Rana clamitans

Ranidae

E

X, N

X X

Anura

H

River Frog

Rana heckscheri

Ranidae

N

X

Anura

Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog

Rana Kauffeldi

Ranidae

Anura

Pickerel Frog

Rana palustris

Ranidae

X X X

Anura

Southern Leopard Frog

Rana sphenocephalus utricularius

Ranidae

Anura

Wood Frog

Rana sylvaticus

Ranidae

X

X X X X X X

Anura

Y*

Wood Frog - Coastal Plain Pop.

Rana sylvaticus pop.3

Ranidae

Rana virgatipes

Anura

Carpenter Frog

Ranidae

Anura

Eastern Spadefoot

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Scaphiopodidae

X X X

Caudata

Eastern Lesser Siren

Siren intermedia intermedia

Sirenidae

X X

Caudata

M

Greater Siren

Siren lacertina

Sirenidae

Caudata

M

Many-lined Salamander

Stereochilus marginatus

Plethodontidae

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