List of U.S. state amphibians

This is a list of official U.S. state amphibians. State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures.[1]

Table

State State amphibian Binomial
nomenclature
Photo Year
Alabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti 2000[2]
Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia 1986[3]
California California red-legged frog Rana draytonii 2014[4]
Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2012[5]
Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 2005[6]
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 2005[7]
Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Unofficial
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2005[8]
Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 1993[9]
Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Proposed in 1999[10]
Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2005[11]
New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1985[12]
New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata 2003[13]
New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Proposed in 2015[14]
Ohio Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum 2010[15]
Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1997[16]
South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1999[17]
Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus 1995[18]
Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus 2009[19]
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens 1998[20]
Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla 2007[21]
D.C. & U.S. Territories Amphibian Binomial
nomenclature
Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui Unofficial
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See also

References

  1. Official State Amphibians NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. "Official Alabama State Amphibian". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-06. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  3. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  4. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  5. "Colorado State Amphibian". Colorado. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
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  9. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  10. "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  11. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  12. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  13. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  14. Mahoney, Bill (17 June 2015). "Senate backs the wood frog — barely". Capital New York. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  15. "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  16. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  17. State of South Carolina Code of Laws. "Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699". Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  18. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  19. "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  20. "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  21. State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols". Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-27.

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