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PRS Field Guide | Amphibians

The word amphibian comes from the Greek words “amphi” meaning double and “bios” meaning life – double life! – referring to the fact that they spend at least part of their lives in water and part on land. Amphibians are a class of ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrates (have backbones) that include frogs, toads, and salamanders. These animals are all born with gills that allow them to breathe in water, though many go through a metamorphosis into adult forms that breathe air with their lungs and skin. Amphibians need water to keep their skin moist, which also makes them especially sensitive to pollution. We have several species of amphibians living in the Port Royal Sound watershed, especially around freshwater ponds and wetlands.

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Greenhouse Frog

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Classification: Amphibian

Status: SNR (exotic/introduced)

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Ornate Chorus Frog

Pseudacris ornata

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S3 - Vulnerable

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Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S4-5 - Secure

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Bird-voiced Treefrog

Hyla avivoca

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S3 - Vulnerable

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Frosted Flatwoods Salamander

Ambystoma cingulatum

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S1 - Critically Imperiled

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Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S4-5 - Secure

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Southern Toad

See this animal live at the Maritime Center.

Anaxyrus terrestris

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S4-5 - Secure

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Green Treefrog

Dryophytes cinereus

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S4-5 - Secure

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Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S4-5 - Secure

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Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Classification: Amphibian

Status: S4-5 - Secure

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