Amphibians in South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. The climate of the state is temperate, and the terrain is mostly rolling hills and plains. The amphibians that live in the state include the American toad, the bullfrog, the chorus frog, the green frog, the leopard frog, the northern leopard frog, the pickerel frog, and more.

Frogs & Toads (Anura) in South Dakota

Woodhouse's Toad

Scientific Name: Anaxyrus woodhousii

Spring Peeper

Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer

Plains Spadefoot

Scientific Name: Spea bombifrons

Plains Leopard Frog

Scientific Name: Lithobates blairi

Northern Leopard Frog

Scientific Name: Lithobates pipiens

Great Plains Toad

Scientific Name: Anaxyrus cognatus

Cope's Gray Treefrog

Scientific Name: Hyla chrysoscelis

Canadian Toad

Scientific Name: Anaxyrus hemiophrys

Other Name(s): Dakota toad

Boreal Chorus Frog

Scientific Name: Pseudacris maculata

American toad

Scientific Name: Anaxyrus Americanus

Other Name(s): Eastern American Toad, Dwarf American Toad, Hudson Bay Toad

American Bullfrog

Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeianus

Salamanders (Caudata) in South Dakota

Tiger Salamander

Scientific Name: Ambystoma tigrinum

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Scientific Name: Ambystoma tigrinum

Other Name(s): Tiger Salamander

Barred Tiger Salamander

Scientific Name: Ambystoma mavortium

Other Name(s): Western Tiger Salamander