Southeastern amphibians
The species profiles below are a one-stop-shop for information about the amphibians the Service's Southeast region is responsible for protecting and/or recovering.
Black Warrior waterdog
The Black Warrior waterdog is a large, aquatic, nocturnal salamander that permanently retains a larval form and external gills throughout its life. This species has been proposed for listing as Endangered and is only found in streams within the Black Warrior River Basin in Alabama. Visit the species profile...
Black Warrior waterdog. Photo by Joseph Jenkins, Alabama Natural Heritage Program.
Eastern hellbender
This large amphibian can be found crawling around the bottoms of clear, silt-free mountain streams. They are generally nocturnal, spending most of the day under rocks on the stream floor, emerging at night to hunt crayfish. Visit the species profile...
Eastern hellbender. Photo by Will Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program, CC BY-NC 2.0.
Neuse River waterdog
The Neuse River waterdog is from an ancient lineage of permanently aquatic salamanders in the genus Necturus. Visit the species profile...
A young Neuse River waterdog from the Little River, Johnston County, North Carolina, by Jeff Beane.
Puerto Rican rock frog or coquí guajón
The Puerto Rican rock frog is known by several names: Puerto Rican cave frog, guajón, and the Puerto Rican demon. It is found exclusively in southeastern Puerto Rico. Visit the species profile...
A female frog on a tree branch. Photo by JP Zegarra, USFWS.