Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland has only 8 species of amphibians, 2 of which are not native to the province (the Western Chorus Frog and the Green Frog). The 6 remaining species are native only to Labrador. There are no native species found on the island, but the American Toad, the Western Chorus Frog, the Green Frog, the Northern Leopard Frog and the Wood Frog have been introduced and have spread. Newfoundland has fewer native species of amphibians than any other province. All of the species found in Newfoundland are also found in Ontario, Québec and parts of the Maritimes.

• Salamanders - Order Caudata
• Mole Salamanders - Family Ambystomatidae
• Blue-spotted Salamander -- Salamandre à Points Bleus -- Ambystoma laterale
  
  
• Lungless Salamanders - Family Plethodontidae
• Northern Two-lined Salamander -- Salamandre à Deux Lignes du Nord -- Eurycea bislineata
  
  
• Frogs and Toads - Order Anura
• True Toads - Family Bufonidae
• Anaxyrus was formerly Bufo
• American Toad -- Crapaud d'Amerique -- Anaxyrus americanus
  
  
• Treefrogs - Family Hylidae
• Western Chorus Frog -- Rainette Faux-Grillon de l'Ouest -- Pseudacris triseriata
  
  
• 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 Newfoundland and Labrador
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