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AMPHIBIANS
The species listed below are likely to occur within or near the vicinity of the park. However, the park itself may or may not support viable populations of all species due to localized distribution patterns or to lack of appropriate habitat within the park boundaries. Species recorded from the park are indicated with an "X."
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Record |
| FROGS |
|
|
| Acris gryllus |
Southern
cricket frog |
|
| Bufo terrestris |
Southern
toad |
X |
| Bufo woodhousii |
Fowler's
toad |
X |
| Bufo quercicus |
Oak
toad |
|
| Gastrophryne carolinensis |
Eastern
narrowmouth toad |
X |
| Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor |
Gray/Cope's
gray treefrog |
X |
| Hyla cinerea |
Green
treefrog |
X |
| Hyla femoralis |
Pine
woods treefrog |
X |
| Hyla gratiosa |
Barking
treefrog |
|
| Hyla squirella |
Squirrel
treefrog |
X |
| Pseudacris brimleyi |
Brimley's
chorus frog |
|
| Pseudacris crucifer |
Spring
peeper |
|
| Pseudacris nigrita |
Southern
chorus frog |
|
| Pseudacris ocularis |
Little
grass frog |
X |
| Pseudacris ornata |
Ornate
chorus frog |
|
| Rana capito |
Gopher
frog |
|
| Rana catesbeiana |
Bullfrog |
X |
| Rana clamitans |
Green
frog |
X |
| Rana palustris |
Pickerel
frog |
|
| Rana utricularia |
Southern
leopard frog |
X |
| Rana virgatipes |
Carpenter
frog |
|
| Scaphiopus holbrookii |
Eastern
spadefoot toad |
|
| SALAMANDERS |
|
|
| Ambystoma mabeei |
Mabee's salamander |
|
| Ambystoma maculatum |
Spotted
salamander |
|
| Ambystoma opacum |
Marbled
salamander |
|
| Ambystoma tigrinum |
Eastern
tiger salamander |
|
| Amphiuma means |
Two-toed
amphiuma |
X |
| Desmognathus auriculatus |
Southern
dusky salamander |
|
| Eurycea cirrigera |
Southern
two-lined salamander |
|
| Eurycea quadridigitata |
Dwarf
salamander |
|
| Notophthalmus viridescens |
Red
spotted newt |
|
| Plethodon cinereus |
Redback salamander |
X |
| Plethodon glutinosus complex |
Slimy
salamander |
X |
| Pseudotriton montanus |
Mud
salamander |
|
| Siren
intermedia |
Lesser
siren |
|
| Siren
lacertina |
Greater
siren |
|
| Stereocheilus marginatus |
Many-lined
salamander |
|
| |
|
|
Table updated 27 July 2002
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