Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Amphibians

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by National Parks Service

The recreation area boasts 25 species of frogs, toads and salamanders which live or breed in the park's diverse aquatic and wetland habitats. Visitors may glimpse red-backed salamander, or perhaps the northern dusky salamander, under a rotting log. On rainy nights in late winter, look for wood frogs and spotted salamanders crossing roads on their way to breeding ponds. ( See Highlight at left.) Later on, a deafening chorus of spring peepers announces spring's arrival. And with the coming of warmer weather and longer days, visitors to any of the park's lakes or ponds are sure to hear the bellow of the bullfrog. ParkNet U.S. Department of the Interior FOIA Privacy Disclaimer FirstGov