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Amphibian Species

From "Elk River Watershed Analysis", Iteration 2.0
USFS, Pacific Northwest Region, 1998


Common Name Scientific Name Status / Locations
Family Ranidae    
Red-legged frog Rana aurora Common; Bluebird Lake, Panther Lake, Mt. Wells
Foothill yellow-legged frog Rana boylei Common; Elk River, Panther Cr.
Family Hylidae    
Pacific treefrog Hyla regilla Abundant; Panther Lake
Family Leiopelmatidae    
Tailed frog Ascaphus truei Occasional; Elk River tributaries
Family Dicamptontidae    
Pacific giant salamander Dicamptodon ensatus Common; Laird Lake, Bald Mt. Cr.
Oregon salamander (ensatina) Ensatina eschscholtzi Common; Laird Lake, Bald Mt. pumper fill
Family Ambystomatidae    
Northwestern salamander Ambystoma gracile Common; Bluebird Lake, Bald Mt. pumper fill
Family Rhyacotritonidae    
Olympic (torrent) salamander Rhyacotriton olympicus Common, cascades along Elk River
Plethodontidae    
Del Norte salamander Plethodon elongatus Rare; Elk River
Western red-backed salamander Plethodon vehiculum Occasional; Elk River
Clouded salamander Aneides ferreus Common; Elk River
Family Salamandridae    
Rough-skinned newt Taricha granulosa Abundant; many sites


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