| Amphibians of Fort Frederica |
| Reptiles of Fort Frederica |
| NPS Fort Frederica Homepage |
| HomePage |
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 for park |
| FROGS |
||
| Acris gryllus |
Southern cricket frog |
|
| Bufo terrestris |
Southern toad |
X |
| Bufo quercicus |
Oak toad |
|
| Gastrophryne carolinensis |
Eastern narrowmouth toad |
X |
| Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor |
Gray/Cope's gray treefrog |
|
| Hyla cinerea |
Green treefrog |
|
| Hyla femoralis |
Pine woods treefrog |
|
| Hyla gratiosa |
Barking treefrog |
X |
| Hyla squirella |
Squirrel treefrog |
X |
| Pseudacris crucifer |
Spring peeper |
|
| Pseudacris nigrita |
Southern chorus frog |
|
| Pseudacris ocularis |
Little grass frog |
|
| Rana catesbeiana |
Bullfrog |
|
| Rana clamitans |
Green frog |
|
| Elutherdactylus planirostrs * |
Greenhouse frog |
X |
| Rana utricularia |
Southern leopard frog |
|
| Scaphiopus holbrookii |
Eastern spadefoot toad |
X |
| SALAMANDERS |
||
| Ambystoma opacum |
Marbled salamander |
|
| Ambystoma talpoideum |
Mole salamander |
|
| Ambystoma tigrinum |
Eastern tiger salamander |
|
| Amphiuma means |
Two-toed amphiuma |
|
| Desmognathus auriculatus |
Southern dusky salamander |
|
| Eurycea cirrigera |
Southern two-lined salamander |
|
| Eurycea quadridigitata |
Dwarf salamander |
|
| Notophthalmus viridescens |
Red spotted newt |
|
| Plethodon glutinosus complex |
Slimy salamander |
|
| Pseudotriton montanus |
Mud salamander |
|
| Siren intermedia |
Lesser siren |
|
| Siren lacertina |
Greater siren |
|
| TOTALS | 28 |
6 |
Table updated September 2003 (* = introduced species)
Comments or questions regarding this web site, contact Michael E. Dorcas