Amphibians of British Columbia

Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog

The Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) is a small, unique amphibian species found in the high-altitude streams of western North America, including Canada. Known for its unusual reproductive behavior and aquatic lifestyle, this frog is a fascinating and important part of Canada’s biodiversity. In this blog post, we’ll explore the biology, habitat, and conservation  Learn more on Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog »

Wandering Salamander

The Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans) is a fascinating amphibian species found in western parts of North America, including Canada. Known for its ability to climb trees and its nomadic lifestyle, this species is a unique and important part of Canada’s biodiversity. In this blog post, we’ll explore the biology, habitat, and conservation of the Wandering  Learn more on Wandering Salamander »

Long-toed salamander

Ambystoma macrodactylum Long-toed salamanders are medium sized amphibians, growing up to 8 to 12 cm in size. As their name suggest, the long-toed salamanders have long toes. In Canada, their is 3 subspecies of these Amphibians : the eastern, central and western long toed salamanders. They are usually black or dark colored with a green  Learn more on Long-toed salamander »

Coastal Tailed Frog

Ascaphus truei The Coastal Tailed Frog is a small amphibian of Canada they inhabit British Columbia, in the Fraser River Valley, in the south coastal mainland to the Flathead river in the south-east. Coastal Tailed frogs doesn’t grow more than 5 cm. Coastal Tailed frog have a rough textured ski ranging between olive green, brown  Learn more on Coastal Tailed Frog »

Pacific treefrog

Hyla regilla The Pacific treefrog has it names announces is a specie of treefrog that lives on the Pacific Coast of United States and Canada. The pacific treefrogs live in a wide range of habitats, from see level to more than 10000 feet. They can be identified by their long legs that end up by  Learn more on Pacific treefrog »