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List of amphibians of Quebec

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Amphibians in Quebec are classified into two orders: Caudata — which includes salamanders and newts — and Anura — which includes toads and frogs. The first order comprises ten species classified in four families, and the second order also comprises ten species classified in three families.

Caudata

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Photo Names
(common / scientific) 		IUCN Status Notes Distribution map
Family Proteidae
Common mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus 		LC Common and widespread in the Saint Lawrence River, Ottawa River, and Richelieu River. Often caught by ice fishing enthusiasts and commercial fishing operations.[1][2]
Family Salamandridae
Eastern red-spotted newt
Notophthalmus viridescens 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]
Family Ambystomatidae
Spotted salamander
Ambystoma maculatum 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec. This species can live up to 32 years.[2][3]
Blue-spotted salamander
Ambystoma laterale 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]
Family Plethodontidae
Northern dusky salamander
Desmognathus fuscus 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[4]
Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus 		LC This species is designated as threatened in Quebec.[4] COSEWIC considers the Appalachian population as critically endangered.[5] The rarest salamander in the province, found only on the north slope of Covey Hill in Havelock, where it was first observed in 1988.[6][7]
Northern two-lined salamander
Eurycea bislineata 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]
Northern spring salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 		LC This species is designated as vulnerable in Quebec.[4] COSEWIC considers this species threatened.[8]
Four-toed salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[4]
Eastern red-backed salamander
Plethodon cinereus 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]

Anura

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Photo Names
(common / scientific) 		IUCN Status Notes Distribution map
Family Bufonidae
American toad
Anaxyrus americanus 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]
Family Hylidae
Gray treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]
Spring peeper
Pseudacris crucifer 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2]
Western chorus frog
Pseudacris triseriata 		LC Following a revision of the genus Pseudacris, the population of Western chorus frog in Quebec and eastern Ontario is now considered to belong to the species Boreal chorus frog.[9][10][11] The Western chorus frog is no longer a species present in Quebec.
Boreal chorus frog
Pseudacris maculata 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[4]
Family Ranidae
Wood frog
Lithobates sylvaticus 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2] The most northern amphibian in North America, the only one whose range extends beyond the Arctic Circle and reaches the Arctic Ocean.[12]
Northern leopard frog
Lithobates pipiens 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2] Introduced to Anticosti Island in 1899.[13][14] It is legal to hunt this species in Quebec.[15]
Pickerel frog
Lithobates palustris 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[4]
Green frog
Lithobates clamitans 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec. Introduced to Anticosti Island,[16] the Magdalen Islands, Newfoundland, and British Columbia.[17] It is legal to hunt this species in Quebec.[2]
Mink frog
Lithobates septentrionalis 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec. Introduced to Anticosti Island.[2][18]
American bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[2] It is legal to hunt this species in Quebec.

See also

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Atlas of amphibians and reptiles of Quebec

References

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  1. ^ David, Rodrigue; Desroches, Jean-François (2018). Amphibiens et reptiles du Québec et des Maritimes (in French). Montreal: Éditions Michel Quintin. ISBN 978-2-89762-302-9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Atlas des amphibiens et des reptiles du Québec (AARQ)". Atlas of amphibians and reptiles of Quebec (in French). Société d'Histoire Naturelle de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Liste des espèces désignées comme menacées". List of species designated as threatened (in French). Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Profil d'espèce (Salamandre sombre des montagnes) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ "MFFP - Espèces fauniques menacées ou vulnérables au Québec - Salamandre sombre des montagnes". MFFP - Threatened or vulnerable wildlife species in Quebec - Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander (in French). Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Salamandre pourpre) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Northern spring salamander) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ Chasse sportive au Québec 2018-2020 (PDF) (in French). Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs. 2018. ISBN 978-2-550-74536-5.
  8. ^ Flageole, Sylvie; Leclair Jr, Raymond (1992). "Étude démographique d'une population de salamandres (Ambystoma maculatum) à l'aide de la méthode squeletto-chronologique". Canadian Journal of Zoology (in French). 70 (4): 740–749. doi:10.1139/z92-108. ISSN 0008-4301.
  9. ^ Sharbel, Timothy F.; Bonin, Joel (1992). "Northernmost Record of Desmognathus ochrophaeus: Biochemical Identification in the Chateauguay River Drainage Basin, Quebec". Journal of Herpetology. 26 (4): 505. doi:10.2307/1565133. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1565133.
  10. ^ Lemmon, Emily Moriarty; Lemmon, Alan R.; Collins, Joseph T.; Lee-Yaw, Julie A. (2007). "Phylogeny-based delimitation of species boundaries and contact zones in the trilling chorus frogs (Pseudacris)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1068–1082. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.010. ISSN 1055-7903.
  11. ^ Powell, Robert; Collins, Joseph T.; Conant, Isabelle Hunt; Johnson, Tom R. (2016). Peterson field guide to reptiles and amphibians of eastern and central North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9.
  12. ^ "Pseudacris triseriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 25 August 2015. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2015-4.rlts.t55899a78907820.en. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  13. ^ Duellman, William Edward (1999). "Distribution patterns of amphibians in the Nearctic region of North America". Patterns of distribution of amphibians: a global perspective. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-8018-6115-2.
  14. ^ Schmitt, Joseph (1904). Monographie de l'île d'Anticosti (Golfe Saint-Laurent) (in French). Paris: Librairie scientifique A. Hermann. p. 288.
  15. ^ Johansen, Frits (January 1926). "Occurences of frogs on Anticosti island and Newfoundland". Canadian Field-Naturalist. 40. Ottawa: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club: 16. ISSN 0008-3550.
  16. ^ Pouliot, Daniel; Bergeron, Josiane; Côté, Nathalie (2009). "Origine, répartition et habitats de la grenouille verte aux Îles de la Madeleine, Québec". Le Naturaliste Canadien (in French). 133 (2): 37–44. ISSN 0028-0798.
  17. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Lithobates clamitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  18. ^ Potvin, François; Poirier, Suzie (Winter 2004). "L'île d'Anticosti, un paradis ? L'influence du Cerf de Virginie sur la végétation des sapinières". Le Naturaliste canadien (in French). 128 (1). La Société Provancher d'histoire naturelle du Canada. ISSN 0028-0798.

This article was translated from Liste des amphibiens au Québec.

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