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
Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale
Least concern
Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium
Least concern
Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
Least concern
Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Special concern
Common mudpuppy Necturus maculosus
Least concern
Central newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Least concern
Red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus
Least concern

Frogs

There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[1]

Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture
Blanchard's cricket frog Acris blanchardi
endangered
in Minnesota
Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis
Least concern
Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor
Least concern
Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer
Least concern
Boreal chorus frog Pseudacris maculata
Least concern
Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
Least concern
Green frog Lithobates clamitans
Least concern
Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris
Least concern
Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens
Least concern
Mink frog Lithobates septentrionalis
Least concern
Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus
Least concern

Toads

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

Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture
American toad Anaxyrus americanus
Least concern
Great Plains toad Anaxyrus cognatus
Least concern
Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico.
Canadian toad Anaxyrus hemiophrys
Least concern

References

  1. ^ a b c Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018

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