Wildlife Around Las Vegas
The amphibian species listed here occur around Las Vegas, Nevada. Click the links for species descriptions and additional photos. Amphibians are
interesting creatures. When you encounter them in the desert, consider yourself lucky and enjoy your good fortune at a distance. Remember, they
lived here first and they have a hard time in the arid desert, so let them be.
| Photo | Family | Species |
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Ambystomatidae | Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) |
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Pelobatidae | Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) |
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Bufonidae | Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) |
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Bufonidae | Amargosa Toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni) |
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Bufonidae | Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) |
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Bufonidae | Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) |
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Bufonidae | Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii australis) |
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Bufonidae | Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) |
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Hylidae | Northern Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) |
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Hylidae | Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor) |
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Ranidae | Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) |
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Ranidae | Relect Leopard Frog (Lithobates onca) |
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Ranidae | Lowland Leopard Frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis) |
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Ranidae | American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) |
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Ranidae |
Species not found around Las Vegas: Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) |
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Ranidae | Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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