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Amphibians

Two toads and twelve frogs are known to inhabit the Pinelands. All of these amphibians are dependent on high-quality aquatic habitat for breeding, but some of them are otherwise more closely associated with uplands.

The Pine Barrens is the global stronghold for the Pine Barrens Treefrog, which uses mostly intermittent ponds in characteristic Pine Barrens areas for breeding. Residential development and farming in the Pinelands often result in changes to the chemistry of breeding habitats of these animals, and an influx of non-native species that can displace them. Carpenter Frogs are another characteristic Pine Barrens species, the presence of which indicates a healthy aquatic wildlife community. Some of the other more visible and well-known frog species of the Pine Barrens are the Green Frog and the Southern Leopard Frog.

	Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes Learn More
	Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scapphiopus holbrooki Learn More
	Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Learn More
	Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Learn More
	Fowler's Toad Bufo woodhousei fowleri Learn More
	Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota Learn More
	Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Learn More
	Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus Learn More
	Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber Learn More
	Northern Spring Peeper Hyla crucifer Learn More
	Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata Learn More
	Pine Barrens Tree Frog Hyla andersoni Learn More
	Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus Learn More
	Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens Learn More
	Southern Leopard Frog Rana utricularia Learn More
	Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Learn More

Descriptions in this section are from A Field Guide to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, courtesy Plexus Publishing

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