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List of U.S. state amphibians

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

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State Common name Scientific name 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]
Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus 2015[7]
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 2005[8]
Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Unofficial
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2005[9]
Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 1993[10]
Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Proposed in 1999[11]
Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2005[12]
New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1985[13]
New Jersey Pine Barrens tree frog Dryophytes andersonii 2018[14]
New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata 2003[15]
New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Proposed in 2015[16]
North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog
(state frog)		 Hyla andersonii 2013[17]
Marbled salamander
(state salamander)		 Ambystoma opacum 2013[18]
Ohio Spotted salamander
(state amphibian)		 Ambystoma maculatum 2010[19]
American bullfrog
(state frog)		 Rana catesbeiana 2010[20]
Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1997[21]
Pennsylvania Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 2019[22]
South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1999[23]
Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus 1995[24]
Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus 2009[25]
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens 1998[26]
Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2018[27]
Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla 2007[28]
West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2015[29]
Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum 2019[30]
Federal district
or territory		 Common name Scientific name Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui Unofficial

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Official State Amphibians Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. ^ "Official Alabama State Amphibian". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
  3. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Colorado State Amphibian". Colorado. NETSTATE. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian". Idaho State Journal. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  10. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  11. ^ "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  13. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  14. ^ "Bill A1895". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  16. ^ Mahoney, Bill (June 17, 2015). "Senate backs the wood frog — barely". Capital New York. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  17. ^ "North Carolina State Frog". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "North Carolina State Salamander". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  19. ^ "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  20. ^ "State Frog - Bullfrog". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  21. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  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.
  24. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  25. ^ "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. December 4, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  26. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  27. ^ "Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group". www.vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  28. ^ State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols". Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
  29. ^ "Section Eleven: Departmental, Statistical & General Information" (PDF). West Virginia Blue Book. p. 1049.
  30. ^ "SF0050 - State amphibian". State of Wyoming 66th Legislature. 2019.
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