List of amphibians of Minnesota
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
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Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale | Least concern
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Western tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | Least concern
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Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Least concern
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Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Special concern | |||
Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus | Least concern
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Central newt
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Notophthalmus viridescens | Least concern
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Red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Least concern
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Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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Blanchard's cricket frog | Acris blanchardi | endangered in Minnesota
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Cope's gray treefrog | Hyla chrysoscelis | Least concern
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Gray treefrog | Hyla versicolor | Least concern
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Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Least concern
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Boreal chorus frog | Pseudacris maculata | Least concern
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Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Least concern
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Green frog | Lithobates clamitans | Least concern
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Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris | Least concern
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Northern leopard frog | Lithobates pipiens | Least concern
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Mink frog | Lithobates septentrionalis | Least concern
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Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Least concern
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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
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Great Plains toad | Anaxyrus cognatus | Least concern
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Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico. | ||
Canadian toad | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | Least concern
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References
- ^ a b c Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018