SITKA, ALASKA Today's story on the Wood Frog may have left some listeners with the impression that this was the only amphibian in Alaska (“In Alaska, the Wood Frog is the only amphibian found throughout most of the state”). There are actually four kinds of amphibian in Alaska: Frogs, Newts, Salamanders and Toads. There are two kinds of frog; the aforementioned Wood Frog and the Columbia Spotted Frog. There are two types of salamander too; the Long Toed and the Northwestern salamander. The Roughskin Newt and the Western Toad round out the list. The Wood Frog, as the story accurately states, is the only amphibian north of the Arctic Circle.
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