Amphibians of San Franscisco Bay Area
Pacific Tree Frog - Pseudacris regilla
Red-legged Frog - Rana aurora
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog - Rana boylii
California Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps attenuatus
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a number of amphibians, including different types of frogs, toads and salamanders. Many of them are a bit hard to find. But you can see them if you look in the right place at the right time. The California Newt is a perfect example of that.
Common Bay Area Amphibians
- Western Toad - Bufo boreas
- Pacific Chorus Frog (Treefrog) - Pseudacris (Hyla) regilla
- California Red-legged Frog - Rana draytonii
- Foothill Yellow-legged Frog - Rana boylii
- American Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana (Introduced species - not native to California)
- California Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma californiense
- California Giant Salamander - Dicamptodon ensatus
- California Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps attenuatus
- Arboreal Salamander - Aneides lugubris
- Ensatina (Yellow-eyed Ensatina)- Ensatina eschscholtzii
- California Newt - Taricha torosa
- Rough-skinned Newt - Taricha granulosa
Media
- Frog and Toad Calls of the Pacific Coast by Carlos Davidson, on CD and audio cassette.
Amphibian Articles and Links
- Identifying California Frogs and Toads - an article on CaliforniaHerps.com
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- California Frog and Toad Calls - an article on CaliforniaHerps.com
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- Amphibians of East Bay Regional Parks - a PDF brochure.
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- The Status of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense), California Red-Legged Frog (Rana draytonii), Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana boylii), and other Aquatic Herpetofauna in the East Bay Regional Park District, California
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- Nice little guide, with photos, to the Reptiles and Amphibians of the Bay Area by Gary Nafis on californiaherps.com
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- Identifying California Salamanders and Newts - an article on CaliforniaHerps.com
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- California Salamanders - a photographic guide by Don Roberson.
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- The pond at the University of California Botanical Garden has a breeding population of 2 species of newts every year. Check out the photos from Spring 2007.
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- California Newts of Briones Regional Park - KQED Quest
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