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Amphibians on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List – last revised May 2016. Life history, where they are found in the state, photos and management information is available for many of these species. Please consider sharing your observations [exit DNR] with the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Global Rank |
State Rank |
Federal Status |
WI Status |
WWAP | Mapped in NHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acris blanchardi | Blanchard's Cricket Frog | G5 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | G5 | S3? | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Lithobates catesbeianus | Bullfrog | G5 | S3S4 | m-SIN | N | ||
| Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | G5 | S3? | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | G5 | S4? | SOC | m-SIN | N | |
| Lithobates septentrionalis | Mink Frog | G5 | S3 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | G5 | S3S4 | m-SIN | N |
Rank and status: To learn more about species rank and status, see the working list key. WWAP: (Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan): SGCN (Species of Greatest Conservation Need) and monitoring and ranking SIN (Species with Information Needs). Mapped in NHI: (Natural Heritage Inventory): Y = Observations of these species are mapped into the NHI database.