Columbia spotted frogs for my pond?

[Tony]

You need to check your local laws to find out if you can legally do this. Native species like this are rarely sold and you will most likely have to collect some yourself.

Not to mention that the Utah population may be genetically distinct from those in the Northwest, and the possibility of novel pathogens being transmitted from on locale to another. Assuming it is legal to do so, stocking the pond with tads/frogs from the local population would be a much safer bet.

Edit: Looks like my suspicion was correct, studies have shown that there are a number of distinct populations that have diverged over time. Transplanting frogs from the Northwest down to Utah could destroy the native populations in much the same way that introduced tiger salamanders have done to native tiger sals in California. http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_qu...s=luteiventris