Table 17. Amphibians found in the Sac River basin.
Common Name Scientific Name Range (counties)
Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Polk, Greene
Ringed salamander Ambystoma annulatum Polk, Greene
Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum Basin-wide
Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum St. Clair
Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum Basin-wide
Central newt Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis Basin-wide
Longtail salamander Eurycea longicauda Basin-wide
Cave salamander Eurycea lucifuga Basin-wide
Slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus Polk, Dade, Greene
Grotto salamander Typhlotriton spelaeus Polk, Dade, Greene
Mudpuppy Necturus maculosis maculosis Basin-wide
Dwarf American toad Bufo americanus charlesmithi Basin-wide
Eastern American toad Bufo americanus americanus St. Clair
Fowler's toad Bufo woodhousei fowleri Greene
Woodhouse's toad Bufo woodhousei woodhousei Basin-wide
Blanchard's cricket frog Acris crepitans blanchardi Basin-wide
Northern spring peeper Hyla crucifer crucifer Basin-wide
Eastern gray treefrog Hyla versicolor Greene
Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Basin-wide
Western chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata Basin-wide
Eastern narrowmouth toad Gastrophryne carolinensis Basin-wide
Northern crawfish frog Rana areolata circulosa Polk, Dade, Cedar, St. Clair, Barton, Vernon
Plains leopard frog Rana blairi Dade, Cedar, St. Clair, Barton
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Basin-wide
Green frog Rana clamitans Basin-wide
Pickerel frog Rana palustris Basin-wide
Southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala Basin-wide

Source: Johnson (1987).

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