Mount Lyell salamander: An adult and two babies
Below are the native amphibian species that can be found in Yosemite National Park. Designations of special population status can be state or federally issued. Seven amphibian species in Yosemite carry a special status. It’s believed that the California red-legged frog and the foothill yellow-legged frog might be extirpated, or no longer present, in Yosemite.
- Federally listed as threatened under Endangered Species Act (FT)
- Federal candidate species (FC)
- State listed as threatened (ST)
- State listed as California Species of Concern (CSC)
Sierra newt (Taricha torosa sierrae)
Gregarius slender salamander (Batrachoseps gregarius)—CSC
Hell hollow slender salamander (Batrachoseps diabolicus)—CSC
Sierra Nevada ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis)
Arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris)
Mount Lyell salamander (Hydromantes platycephalus)—CSC
California Western toad (Bufo boreas halophilus)
Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus)—FC/CSC
Pacific treefrog (Pseudacris (hyla)regilla)
California red-legged frog (Rana aurora)—FT/CSC
Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii)—CSC
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae)—FC/CSC
Non-native Amphibians: American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
