Amphibians

North Dakota has a sparse fauna of amphibians and reptiles. While individual populations may get quite high, species diversity is low. The semi-arid climate provides only marginal conditions for breeding and hibernation of amphibians, while low winter temperatures and the short growing season appear to be primary limiting factors for reptiles. Several of the species listed below are very rare or infrequently found and are in quite localized populations.

 

AMPHIBIANS	Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma tigrinum
	Plains Spadefoot Toad	Scaphiopus bombifrons
	Great Plains Toad	Bufo cognatus
	Rocky Mountain (Woodhouse's) Toad	Bufo woodhousei
	Boreal Chorus Frog	Pseudacris nigrita
	Leopard Frog	Rana pipiens

 

Tiger Salamander

NPS Photo/M. Thompson