British Columbia
British Columbia has 21 species of amphibians -- 19 of which are
native to the province. Both the Bullfrog and the Green Frog have
been introduced to southwestern BC. There is a greater diversity
of species in the southern half of the province, although 6 species
are found as far north as the border with the Yukon and Northwest
Territories. The Rocky Mountains naturally divide BC from the rest
of Canada and because of this 12 species are found nowhere else in
Canada.
Salamanders
Newts
Roughskin Newt -- Triton Rugueux -- Taricha granulosa
Mole Salamanders
Long-toed Salamander -- Salamandre à Longs Doigts --
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Northwestern Salamander -- Salamandre Foncée --
Ambystoma gracile
Tiger Salamander -- Salamandre Tigrée -- Ambystoma tigrinum
Giant Salamanders
Pacific Giant Salamander -- Grand Salamandre du Nord --
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Lungless Salamanders
Clouded Salamander -- Salamandre Pommelée -- Aneides ferreus
Coeur d'Alene Salamander -- Salamandre de Coeur d'Alene --
Plethodon idahoensis
Ensatina -- Salamandre Variable -- Ensatina
eschscholtzii
Western Redback Salamander -- Salamandre à Dos Rayé -- Plethodon vehiculum
Frogs and Toads
Tailed Frogs
Tailed Frog -- Grenouille-à-Queue -- Ascaphus truei
Spadefoots
Great Basin Spadefoot -- Crapaud du Grand Bassin -- Spea intermontanus
True Toads
Western Toad -- Crapaud de l'Ouest -- Bufo boreas
Treefrogs
Boreal Chorus Frog -- Rainette Faux-Grillon Boréale -- Pseudacris maculata
Pacific Treefrog -- Rainette du Pacifique -- Hyla regilla
True Frogs
Bullfrog -- Ouaouaron -- Rana catesbeiana
Columbia Spotted Frog -- Grenouille Maculée de Columbia -- Rana luteiventris
Green Frog -- Grenouille Verte -- Rana clamitans
Leopard Frog -- Grenouille Léopard -- Rana pipiens
Oregon Spotted Frog -- Grenouille Maculée de l'Orégon -- Rana pretiosa
Red-legged Frog -- Grenouille à Pattes Rouges -- Rana aurora
Wood Frog -- Grenouille des Bois -- Rana sylvatica
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