Amphibians

Status/notes: Pennsylvania endangered species.

Habitat: Vegetated wetlands.

Reason for concern: Restricted distribution in Pennsylvania

Status/notes: Northeast region priority species; peripheral species.

Habitat: River floodplains and vernal pools, requires areas with sandy soils.

Reason for concern: Naturally rare, status poorly understood.

Status/notes: No designation; habitat specialist.

Habitat: Areas with sphagnum, particularly bogs and swamps.

Reason for concern: Unknown status, spotty distribution.

Status/notes: No designation; habitat specialist.

Habitat: Riparian bottomlands and floodplains with sandy soil.

Reason for concern: Recent declines in western Pennsylvania, status poorly understood in eastern Pennsylvania.

Status/notes: Pennsylvania threatened species; Northeast region priority species; habitat specialist.

Habitat: Sandstone outcrops.

Reason for concern: Restricted distribution.

Status/notes: Northeast region priority species, signficant proportion of world’s breeding population is found in Pennsylvania.

Habitat: Medium-grade clear-water streams.

Reason for concern: Evidence of decline, sensitive to poor water quality.

Status/notes: Northeast region priority species; habitat specialist.

Habitat: Vernal pool obligate species.

Reason for concern: Status poorly understood, evidence of decline, represents vital community element.

Status/notes: No designation; habitat specialist.

Habitat: Vernal pool obligate species.

Reason for concern: Status poorly understood, evidence of decline, represents vital community element.

Status/notes: Northeast Region priority species; habitat specialist.

Habitat: Seeps, springs, pools in small streams.

Reason for concern: Population decline, no record in Pennsylvania in more than 40 years.

Status/notes: Pennsylvania endangered species, Northeast region priority species.

Habitat: Coastal estuaries, vernal ponds, swamp forests.

Reason for concern: Restricted distribution.

Status/notes: No designation; peripheral species.

Habitat: Vegetated wetlands.

Reason for concern: Status poorly understood, drastic declines throughout its range in Pennsylvania.

Status/notes: Northeast Region priority species.

Habitat: Riparian floodplains, wet meadows, cattail marshes, vernal ponds.

Reason for concern: Localized reduction in range significant decline in numbers.

Status/notes: No designation.

Habitat: Marshy areas with emergent vegetation, riparian floodplains, ephemeral pools.

Reason for concern: Severe decline in numbers.

Status/notes: No designation.

Habitat: Marshy areas with emergent vegetation, riparian floodplains.

Reason for concern: Severe decline in numbers