List of U.S. state amphibians

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This is a list of official U.S. state, federal district, and territory amphibians. State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures.[1] As of 2023, only 28 states and one territory have a state amphibian.

Table

State Common name Scientific name Photo Year
Alabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti File:Phaeognathus hubrichii.jpg 2000[2]
Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia File:Hyla eximia.jpg 1986[3]
California California red-legged frog Rana draytonii File:Rana aurora.jpg 2014[4]
Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg 2012[5]
Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea File:American green tree frog 1.JPG 2005[6]
Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus 2015[7]
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum File:Tiger salamander.jpg 2005[8]
Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg Unofficial
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg 2005[9]
Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea File:American green tree frog 1.JPG 1993[10]
Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens File:Northern leopard frog 1.jpg Proposed in 1999[11]
Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg 2005[12]
New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens File:Notophthalmus viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg 1985[13]
New Jersey Pine Barrens tree frog Dryophytes andersonii File:Pine Barrens Tree Frog.jpg 2018[14]
New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata File:Nmspadefoot.jpg 2003[15]
New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus File:Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog).jpg Proposed in 2015[16]
North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog
(state frog)
Hyla andersonii File:Pine Barrens Tree Frog.jpg 2013[17]
Marbled salamander
(state salamander)
Ambystoma opacum File:Ambystoma opacumPCSLXYB.jpg 2013[18]
Ohio Spotted salamander
(state amphibian)
Ambystoma maculatum File:Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg 2010[19]
American bullfrog
(state frog)
Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg 2010[20]
Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg 1997[21]
Pennsylvania Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis File:Hellbender.jpg 2019[22]
South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum File:Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg 1999[23]
Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus File:Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander.JPG 1995[24]
Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus File:Bufo speciosus.jpg 2009[25]
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens File:Northern leopard frog 1.jpg 1998[26]
Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber File:Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).JPG 2018[27]
Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla File:Hyla regilla.jpg 2007[28]
West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber File:Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).JPG 2015[29]
Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg 2019[30]
Federal district
or territory
Common name Scientific name Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui File:Common Coquí.jpg Unofficial

See also

References

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  22. Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian". The York Daily Record. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  23. State of South Carolina Code of Laws. "Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
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  25. "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. December 4, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
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  27. "Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group". www.vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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  30. "SF0050 - State amphibian". State of Wyoming 66th Legislature. 2019.

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