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.

As of 2021, only 27 states and one territory have a state amphibian.

Table

State Common name Scientific name Photo Year
Alabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti 2000
Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia 1986
California California red-legged frog Rana draytonii 2014
Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2012
Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 2005
Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus 2015
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 2005
Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Unofficial
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2005
Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 1993
Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Proposed in 1999
Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2005
New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1985
New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata 2003
New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Proposed in 2015
North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog
(state frog)
Hyla andersonii 2013
Marbled salamander
(state salamander)
Ambystoma opacum 2013
Ohio Spotted salamander
(state amphibian)
Ambystoma maculatum 2010
American bullfrog
(state frog)
Rana catesbeiana 2010
Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1997
Pennsylvania Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 2019
South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1999
Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus 1995
Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus 2009
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens 1998
Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2018
Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla 2007
West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2015
Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum 2019
Federal district
or territory
Common name Scientific name Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui Unofficial

See also


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