AMPHIBIANS OF RHODE ISLAND There are 18 species of amphibians in Rhode Island. Three of these species (wood frog, spotted and marbled salamanders) typically use vernal ponds for breeding.  Seven other species (n.spring peeper, gray treefrog, red-spotted newt, pickerel frog, American toad, green frog, spadefoot toad) frequently breed in vernal ponds. Wood Frog Rana sylvatica Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Northern Spring Peeper Pseudacris c. crucifer Eastern American Toad Bufo a. americanus Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus v. viridescens Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Pickerel Frog Rana palustris   Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Fowler's Toad Bufo woodhousii fowleri Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrookii Northern Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus   Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus   Northern Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus