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List of U.S. state amphibians

November 26, 2023

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Official State Amphibians 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. ^ . State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  4. ^ . 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. ^ . 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. ^ . State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  9. ^ . State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  10. ^ . 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. ^ . State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  13. ^ . 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. ^ . State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  16. ^ Mahoney, Bill (June 17, 2015). . 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. ^ . Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  20. ^ . Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  21. ^ . 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. . Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  24. ^ . 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. ^ . 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. . 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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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 Contents 1 Table 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksTable editState Common name Scientific name Photo YearAlabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti nbsp 2000 2 Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia nbsp 1986 3 California California red legged frog Rana draytonii nbsp 2014 4 Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium nbsp 2012 5 Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea nbsp 2005 6 Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus 2015 7 Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum nbsp 2005 8 Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana nbsp UnofficialKansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium nbsp 2005 9 Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea nbsp 1993 10 Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens nbsp Proposed in 1999 11 Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana nbsp 2005 12 New Hampshire Red spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens nbsp 1985 13 New Jersey Pine Barrens tree frog Dryophytes andersonii nbsp 2018 14 New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata nbsp 2003 15 New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus nbsp Proposed in 2015 16 North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog state frog Hyla andersonii nbsp 2013 17 Marbled salamander state salamander Ambystoma opacum nbsp 2013 18 Ohio Spotted salamander state amphibian Ambystoma maculatum nbsp 2010 19 American bullfrog state frog Rana catesbeiana nbsp 2010 20 Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana nbsp 1997 21 Pennsylvania Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis nbsp 2019 22 South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum nbsp 1999 23 Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus nbsp 1995 24 Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus nbsp 2009 25 Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens nbsp 1998 26 Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber nbsp 2018 27 Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla nbsp 2007 28 West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber nbsp 2015 29 Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum nbsp 2019 30 Federal district or territory Common name Scientific name Image YearPuerto Rico Common coqui Eleutherodactylus coqui nbsp UnofficialSee also editLists of U S state insigniaReferences edit Official State Amphibians Archived May 14 2011 at the Wayback Machine NetState com accessed April 21 2006 Official Alabama State Amphibian Alabama Emblems Symbols and Honors Alabama Department of Archives amp History November 6 2003 Retrieved March 18 2007 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 1 2015 Colorado State Amphibian Colorado NETSTATE Retrieved January 5 2013 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian Idaho State Journal April 2 2015 Retrieved April 10 2017 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Minnesota State Symbols Unofficial Proposed or Facetious Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved January 5 2013 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Bill A1895 New Jersey Legislature Retrieved November 3 2023 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 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 North Carolina State Frog North Carolina NETSTATE Retrieved September 24 2017 North Carolina State Salamander North Carolina NETSTATE Retrieved September 24 2017 State Amphibian Spotted Salamander Profile Ohio Ohio Secretary of State Archived from the original on April 13 2014 Retrieved January 5 2013 State Frog Bullfrog Profile Ohio Ohio Secretary of State Archived from the original on June 1 2016 Retrieved September 24 2017 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Boeckel Teresa It s official The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania s amphibian The York Daily Record Retrieved April 16 2019 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 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas Press release Texas Parks and Wildlife Department December 4 2009 Retrieved April 26 2010 Official State Amphibians State Symbols NETSTATE Archived from the original on May 14 2011 Retrieved January 5 2013 Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4 H group www vtnews vt edu Retrieved January 24 2021 State Symbols of Washington State symbols Archived from the original on November 15 2007 Retrieved November 27 2007 Section Eleven Departmental Statistical amp General Information PDF West Virginia Blue Book p 1049 SF0050 State amphibian State of Wyoming 66th Legislature 2019 External links editamphibian at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews 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