Vertebrate Zoology

Amphibians - Ohio Species List*

Order Caudata - Salamanders
- Family Cryptobranchidae - Hellbenders
  - Cryptobranchus
- Family Necturidae - Mudpuppies, Waterdogs
  - Necturus maculosus
- Family Sirenidae - Sirens
  - Amphiuma, Siren
- Family Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders
  - Ambystoma jeffersonianum - Jefferson's Salamander
  - Ambystoma maculatum - Spotted Salamander
  - Ambystoma tigrinum - Eastern Tiger Salamander
- Family Salamandridae - newts
  - Triturus viridescens - Red-Spotted Newt
- Family Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders
  - Desmognathus fuscus - Northern Dusky Salamander
  - Plethodon richmondi - Ravine Salamander
  - Plethodon glutinosus - Slimy Salamander
  - Gyrinophilus porphyriticus - Spring Salamander
  - Eurycea bislineata - Two-Lined Salamander
Order Anura - Frogs and Toads
- Family Bufonidae - Toads
  - Bufo americanus - American Toad
- Family Pelobatidae - Spadefoot Toads
  - Scaphiopus holbrooki - Eastern Spadefoot Toad
- Family Hylidae - Treefrogs, Peepers, Cricket Frogs, etc.
  - Hyla crucifer - Spring Peeper
  - Hyla versicolor - Gray Tree Frog
  - Acris spp. - Cricket Frogs
  - Pseudacris spp. - Chorus Frogs
- Family Ranidae - True Frogs
  - Rana catesbeiana - Bullfrog
  - Rana clamitans - Green Frog
  - Rana pipiens - Leopard or Grass Frog
  - Rana palustris - Pickerel Frog
  - Rana sylvatica - Wood Frog

* All species represented in Marietta College Collections

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