List of U.S. state amphibians
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates 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.<ref>Official State Amphibians Template:Webarchive NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.</ref>
As of 2023, only 28 states and one territory have a state amphibian.
Table
| State | Common name | Scientific name | Photo | Year | |
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| Alabama | Red Hills salamander | Phaeognathus hubrichti | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Arizona | Arizona tree frog | Hyla eximia | citation | CitationClass=web
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| California | California red-legged frog | Rana draytonii | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Colorado | Western tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Georgia | American green tree frog | Hyla cinerea | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Idaho | Idaho giant salamander | Dicamptodon aterrimus | 2015<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Illinois | Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Iowa | American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | UnofficialTemplate:Citation needed | ||
| Kansas | Barred tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Louisiana | American green tree frog | Hyla cinerea | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Maine | Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer |
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| Minnesota | Northern leopard frog | Rana pipiens | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Missouri | American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | citation | CitationClass=web
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| New Hampshire | Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | citation | CitationClass=web
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| New Jersey | Pine Barrens tree frog | Dryophytes andersonii | citation | CitationClass=web
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| New Mexico | New Mexico spadefoot toad | Spea multiplicata | citation | CitationClass=web
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| New York | Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Proposed in 2015<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| North Carolina | Pine barrens tree frog (state frog) |
Hyla andersonii | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Marbled salamander (state salamander) |
Ambystoma opacum | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Ohio | Spotted salamander (state amphibian) |
Ambystoma maculatum | citation | CitationClass=web
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| American bullfrog (state frog) |
Rana catesbeiana | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Oklahoma | American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Pennsylvania | Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | citation | CitationClass=web
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| South Carolina | Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Tennessee | Tennessee cave salamander | Gyrinophilus palleucus | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Texas | Texas toad | Bufo speciosus | 2009<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> | ||
| Vermont | Northern leopard frog | Rana pipiens | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Virginia | Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Washington | Pacific tree frog | Pseudacris regilla | citation | CitationClass=web
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| West Virginia | Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | 2015<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | ||
| Wyoming | Blotched tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Federal district or territory |
Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | Common coquí | Eleutherodactylus coqui | Unofficial |
See also
References
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