Order Urodela - Salamanders | | |
Caudata: Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders) | | |
Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | very rare and local; only known from Edgartown |
Salamandridae (Newts) | | |
Red-spotted Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | rare and local; known from West Tisbury and Aquinnah (Gay Head) |
Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders) | | |
Eastern Red-backed Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | uncommon; both red-backed and lead-backed phases are known |
Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | very rare and local; known only from West Tisbury |
Anura: Pelobatidae (Spadefoot) | | |
Spadefoot Toad | Scaphiopus holbrooki | very rare and local; only known from Edgartown; a Threatened species in MA |
Order Anura Frogs and Toads | | |
Bufonidae (True Toads) | | |
Fowlers Toad | Bufo woodhousei | uncommon and local |
American Toad | Bufo americanus | very rare and local; only known from West Tisbury |
Hylidae (True Tree Frogs) | | |
Spring Peeper | Hyla crucifer | common and widespread |
Gray Treefrog | Hyla versicolor | no breeding records. Two heard calling in early summer 2022 in Oak Bluffs and W. Tisbury |
Ranidae (True Frogs) | | |
Green Frog | Rana clamitans | common |
Pickerel Frog | Rana palustris | common |
Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | introduced and widespread |
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