Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 13 species of amphibians. As Nova Scotia does not extend very far north, most species are found across the province, in the appropriate habitats. Two species, the Four-Toed Salamander and the Bullfrog, have limited distributions in Nova Scotia. All of the species found in Nova Scotia are also found in Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick.

• Salamanders - Order Caudata
• Newts - Family Salamandridae
• Eastern Newt -- Triton Vert -- Notophthalmus viridescens
  
  
• Mole Salamanders - Family Ambystomatidae
• Blue-spotted Salamander -- Salamandre à Points Bleus -- Ambystoma laterale
• Spotted Salamander -- Salamandre Maculée -- Ambystoma maculatum
  
  
• Lungless Salamanders - Family Plethodontidae
• Four-toed Salamander -- Salamandre à Quatre Doigts -- Hemidactylium scutatum
• Redback Salamander -- Salamandre Rayée -- Plethodon cinereus
  
  
• Frogs and Toads - Order Anura
• True Toads - Family Bufonidae
• Anaxyrus was formerly Bufo
• American Toad -- Crapaud d'Amerique -- Anaxyrus americanus
  
  
• Treefrogs - Family Hylidae
• Spring Peeper -- Rainette Crucifère -- Pseudacris crucifer
  
  
• True Frogs - Family Ranidae
• Lithobates was formerly Rana
• Bullfrog -- Ouaouaron -- Lithobates catesbeianus
• Green Frog -- Grenouille Verte -- Lithobates clamitans
• Mink Frog -- Grenouille du Nord -- Lithobates septentrionalis
• Northern Leopard Frog -- Grenouille Léopard -- Lithobates pipiens
• Pickerel Frog -- Grenouille des Marais -- Lithobates palustris
• Wood Frog -- Grenouille des Bois -- Lithobates sylvaticus

Reptiles of Nova Scotia
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