List of amphibians of New Mexico
This is a list of amphibians of New Mexico: all frogs, toads, and salamanders native to the U.S. state of New Mexico.
New Mexico has extreme biomes, having mountain ranges down the east and west sides of the state, with forests in the west, desert in the central and eastern regions, and grasslands in the northeast near the border of Oklahoma. Despite its relatively, overall arid climate, it is home to a variety of amphibians.
New Mexico only protects a single species of amphibian, the Chiricahua leopard frog. It is considered to be a threatened species.
Toads
True toads
Family Bufonidae- Genus Bufo
- *Bufo alvarius
- *Bufo boreas
- *Bufo cognatus
- *Bufo debilis
- *Bufo microscaphus
- *Bufo punctatus
- *Bufo speciosus
- *''Bufo woodhousii''
Narrowmouth toads
Family Microhylidae- Genus Gastrophryne
- *''Gastrophryne olivacea''
Spadefoot toads
Family Scaphiopodidae- Genus Scaphiopus
- *Scaphiopus couchii
- Genus Spea
- *Spea bombifrons
- *''Spea multiplicata''
Frogs
Tree frogs
Family Hylidae- Genus Acris
- *Acris crepitans
- Genus Hyla
- *Hyla arenicolor
- *Hyla eximia
- Genus Pseudacris
- *''Pseudacris triseriata''
Barking frogs
Family Leptodactylidae- Genus Eleutherodactylus
- *''Eleutherodactylus augusti''
True frogs
Family Ranidae- Genus Rana
- *Rana catesbeiana
- *Rana berlandieri
- *Rana blairi
- *Rana chiricahuensis
- *''Rana pipiens''
Salamanders
Mole salamanders
Family Ambystomatidae- Genus Ambystoma
- *''Ambystoma tigrinum''
Lungless salamanders
Family Plethodontidae- Genus Aneides
- *Aneides hardii
- Genus Plethodon
- *''Plethodon neomexicanus''