Eyes of Paint Branch

Conservation, Education, and Action for the Paint Branch and Its Watershed

Inventory of Biodiversity and Significant Habitats in the Paint Branch Watershed

By John M. Parrish, Field Botanist/Ecologist 2001

2.2 Amphibians

Common Name Latin Name
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum
Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus
Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata
Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus
American Toad Bufo americanus
Fowler's Toad Bufo woodhousei
Spring Peeper Hyla crucifer
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
Green Frog Rana clamitans
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata
Box Turtle Terrapene carolina

Searchlist - these species possibly exist in the Paint Branch watershed because they are known to occur sparingly in nearby watersheds.

Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus
Red Salamander Psuedotriton ruber
Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens
Cricket Frog Acris crepitans
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis