List of U.S. state amphibians

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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
Alabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti File:Phaeognathus hubrichii.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia File:Hyla eximia.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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California California red-legged frog Rana draytonii File:Rana aurora.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea File:American green tree frog 1.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus A neotenic adult Idaho giant salamander 2015<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum File:Tiger salamander.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg UnofficialTemplate:Citation needed
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea File:American green tree frog 1.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Maine Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer A spring peeper on a tree making its distinctive "peep" call

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Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens File:Northern leopard frog 1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens File:Notophthalmus viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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New Jersey Pine Barrens tree frog Dryophytes andersonii File:Pine Barrens Tree Frog.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata File:Nmspadefoot.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus File:Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog).jpg Proposed in 2015<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog
(state frog)
Hyla andersonii File:Pine Barrens Tree Frog.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Marbled salamander
(state salamander)
Ambystoma opacum File:Ambystoma opacumPCSLXYB.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Ohio Spotted salamander
(state amphibian)
Ambystoma maculatum File:Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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American bullfrog
(state frog)
Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Pennsylvania Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis File:Hellbender.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum File:Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus File:Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus File:Bufo speciosus.jpg 2009<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens File:Northern leopard frog 1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber File:Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla File:Hyla regilla.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber File:Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).JPG 2015<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Federal district
or territory
Common name Scientific name Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui File:Common Coquí.jpg Unofficial

See also

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