List of amphibians of Minnesota
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List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs, and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders
There are eight species of salamanders in Minnesota.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Least concern | File:Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg | ||
Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale | Least concern | File:Ambystoma laterale.jpg | ||
Western tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | Least concern | File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg | ||
Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Least concern | File:Tiger salamander.jpg | ||
Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Special concern | File:Four-toed salamander dorsal.jpg | ||
Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus | Least concern | File:Necturus maculosus maculosus.jpg | ||
Central newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Least concern | File:RedEft.jpg | ||
Red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Least concern | File:Redback Salamander - MI.JPG |
Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[1]
Toads
There are three species of toads in Minnesota.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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American toad | Anaxyrus americanus | Least concern | File:B americanus range23.png | File:Bufo americanusPCCA20060417-3352B.jpg | |
Great Plains toad | Anaxyrus cognatus | Least concern | Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico. | File:Bufo cognatus1.jpg | |
Canadian toad | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | Least concern | File:Canadian and Wyoming Toad Ranges.png | File:Canadian Toad -Anaxyrus hemiophrys.jpg |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018