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
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]

Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture
Blanchard's cricket frog Acris blanchardi Least concern, endangered in Minnesota File:Acris crepitansPCCA20061001-8206B1.jpg
Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Least concern File:Hyla chrysoscelisPCCA20040509-1704B.jpg
Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor Least concern File:Hyla versicolor.jpg
Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer Least concern File:H crucifer USGS.jpg
Boreal chorus frog Pseudacris maculata Least concern File:Western chorus frog.jpg
Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus Least concern File:Bullfrog range.png File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg
Green frog Lithobates clamitans Least concern File:Ran clam NA range.gif File:Green Frog Rana clamitans Facing Left 3008px.jpg
Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris Least concern File:Range45.gif File:WhiteMountainsFrog.jpg
Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens Least concern File:Northern leopard frog 1.jpg
Mink frog Lithobates septentrionalis Least concern File:Mink Frog at night.jpg
Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Least concern File:Rana-sylvatica Range.gif File:Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog).jpg

Toads

There are three species of toads in Minnesota.[1]

Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018

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