Manitoba

Manitoba has 15 species of amphibians, more than any other of the prairie provinces. While 6 of the species occur north of Lake Winnipeg, only the Wood Frog can be found as far north as the Northwest Territories. Manitoba has all the species found in Saskatchewan as well as some eastern species such as the Mudpuppy and the Green and Mink Frogs.

• Salamanders - Order Caudata
• Mudpuppies - Family Proteidae
• Mudpuppy -- Necture Tacheté -- Necturus maculosus
  
  
• Mole Salamanders - Family Ambystomatidae
• Blue-spotted Salamander -- Salamandre à Points Bleus -- Ambystoma laterale
• Ambystoma mavortium was formerly named Ambystoma tigrinum
  Gray Tiger Salamander -- Salamandre Tigrée de Gray -- Ambystoma mavortium diaboli
  
  
• Frogs and Toads - Order Anura
• Spadefoots - Family Scaphiopodidae
• Plains Spadefoot Toad -- Crapaud des Plaines -- Spea bombifrons
  
  
• True Toads - Family Bufonidae
• Anaxyrus was formerly Bufo
• American Toad -- Crapaud d'Amerique -- Anaxyrus americanus
• Canadian Toad -- Crapaud du Canada -- Anaxyrus hemiophrys
• Great Plains Toad -- Crapaud des Steppes -- Anaxyrus cognatus
  
  
• Treefrogs - Family Hylidae
• Cope's (Diploid) Treefrog -- Rainette Criarde -- Hyla chrysoscelis
• Gray (Tetraploid) Treefrog -- Rainette Versicolore -- Hyla versicolor
• Spring Peeper Rainette Crucifère -- Pseudacris crucifer
• Boreal Chorus Frog -- Rainette Faux-Grillon Boréale -- Pseudacris maculata
  
  
• True Frogs - Family Ranidae
• Lithobates was formerly Rana
• Green Frog -- Grenouille Verte -- Lithobates clamitans
• Mink Frog -- Grenouille du Nord -- Lithobates septentrionalis
• Northern Leopard Frog -- Grenouille Léopard -- Lithobates pipiens
• Wood Frog -- Grenouille des Bois -- Lithobates sylvaticus

Reptiles of Manitoba
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