Shenandoah National Park, 198,081 acres (80,195 hectares), N Va., extending 80 mi (129 km) along the crest of the Blue Ridge. Authorized in 1926, it was fully established as a national park in 1935. Skyline Drive, a north-south highway, winds for 105 mi (169 km) through the park. The Blue Ridge, Shenandoah valley, Massanutten Mt., and Allegheny Mts. can be viewed from 75 overlooks on the drive. Elevations in the park range from 595 ft (181 m) at Front Royal to 4,049 ft (1,234 m) at the top of Hawksbill Mt. Heavily forested, the park contains a series of ridges and valleys, hollows, small hills, numerous streams, waterfalls, and trout-filled pools. The Appalachian Trail follows the crest. See National Parks and Monuments, table.

National park, Blue Ridge Mountains, northern Virginia, U.S. Formed in 1935, the park consists of 193,537 ac (78,322 ha) and is noted for its scenery, which affords some of the widest views in the eastern states. It is heavily forested with hardwoods and conifers; wildlife includes deer, foxes, and numerous birds.

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This is a list of the amphibians that occur in the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia.

• Abundant refers to species that may be seen daily in its suitable habitat and season, and counted in relatively large numbers.
• Common denotes species that may be seen daily in its suitable habitat and season, but not in large numbers.
• Uncommon means a species is likely to be seen only monthly in its appropriate season and habitat, though it may be locally common.
• Rare refers to a species that is only seen a few times each year.
• Unknown is used when abundance has not been assessed.

! colspan="4" style="background-color:#efe;font-size:120%;" | Mole Salamanders (Ambystomatidae)

! Common name

! colspan="4" style="background-color:#efe;font-size:120%;" | True Toads (Bufonidae)

! colspan="4" style="background-color:#efe;font-size:120%;" | Tree Frogs (Hylidae)

! colspan="4" style="background-color:#efe;font-size:120%;" | Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae)

! colspan="4" style="background-color:#efe;font-size:120%;" | True Frogs (Ranidae)

! colspan="4" style="background-color:#efe;font-size:120%;" | True Salamanders and Newts (Salamandridae)

Genus and Species	Abundance	Picture
Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	Uncommon
Spotted Salamander	Ambystoma maculatum	Uncommon
American Toad	Bufo americanus	Common
Fowler's Toad	Bufo fowleri	Rare
Northern Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans	Uncommon
Gray Tree Frog	Hyla versicolor	Uncommon
Spring Peeper	Pseudacris crucifer	Uncommon
Upland Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata feriarum	Uncommon
Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus fuscus	Abundant
Seal Salamander	Desmognathus monticola	Common
Northern Two-lined Salamander	Eurycea bislineata	Abundant
Three-lined Salamander	Eurycea longicauda guttolineata	Unknown
Longtail Salamander	Eurycea longicauda longicauda	Rare
Spring Salamander	Gyrinophilus porphyriticus	Uncommon
Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum	Rare
Red Back Salamander	Plethodon cinereus	Abundant
White-spotted Slimy Salamander	Plethodon cylindraceus	Unknown
Shenandoah Salamander	Plethodon shenandoah	Unknown (Endemic)
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	Uncommon
Green Frog	Rana clamitans	Common
Pickerel Frog	Rana palustris	Common
Wood Frog	Rana sylvatica	Uncommon
Eastern Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens	Uncommon

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