List of amphibians of North Carolina

This is a list of amphibian species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.[1][2] Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications.[3][4][5]

Salamanders

Order: Caudata

Family: Sirenidae
Family: Cryptobranchidae
Family: Proteidae
Family: Amphiumidae
Family: Ambystomatidae
Family: Salamandridae
Family: Plethodontidae

Frogs

Order: Anura

Family: Scaphiopodidae
Family: Bufonidae
Family: Hylidae
Family: Microhylidae
Family: Ranidae

References
  1. Beane, Jeffrey C.; Braswell, Alvin L. (2011). "Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina" (PDF). North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. "Checklist of North Carolina Amphibians". North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. 2004. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. Crother, Brian I., ed. (2017). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding (PDF). (8th ed.). Herpetological Circular No. 43. Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. ISBN 978-1-946681-00-3. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. Crother, Brian I., ed. (2012). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding (PDF). (7th ed.). Herpetological Circular No. 39. Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. ISBN 978-0-916984-85-4. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. Crother, Brian I., ed. (2008). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding (PDF). (6th ed.). Herpetological Circular No. 37. Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. ISBN 0-916984-74-5. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

Further reading
  • Beane, Jeffrey C.; Braswell, Alvin L.; Mitchell, Joseph C.; Palmer, William M.; Harrison, Julian R. III (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia (2nd ed.). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-7112-6.
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