SALAMANDERS | CAUDATA | |
Mole Salamanders | Ambystomatidae | |
Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | rare and local; only known from Edgartown |
Newts | Salamandridae | |
Eastern Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | rare and local; known from West Tisbury and Aquinnah |
Lungless Salamanders | Plethodontidae | |
Eastern Red-backed Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | uncommon; both red-backed and lead-backed phases are known |
Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | rare and local; known only from West Tisbury |
FROGS and TOADS | ANURA | |
North American Spadefoots | Scaphiopodidae | |
Eastern Spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrookii | rare and local; "Threatened" in Massachusetts |
True Toads | Bufonidae | |
Fowler's Toad | Anaxyrus fowleri | uncommon and local |
American Toad | Anaxyrus americanus | rare and local; only known from West Tisbury |
Tree Frogs | Hylidae | |
Gray Treefrog | Hyla versicolor | no breeding records; presumed imports occasionally heard calling |
Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | common and widespread |
True Frogs | Ranidae | |
Green Frog | Lithobates clamitans | common |
Pickerel Frog | Lithobates palustris | common |
American Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeiana | introduced and widespread |