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Revision as of 16:41, 17 March 2009
List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders
There are seven species of Salamanders in Minnesota.[1]
| Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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| Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Least Concern | 
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| Blue-spotted Salamander | Ambystoma laterale | Least Concern | 
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| Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Least Concern | 
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| Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Least Concern | File:Fourtoedsalamander.jpg | ||
| Common Mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus | Least Concern | 
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| Central Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Least Concern | 
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| Red Back Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Least Concern | 
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Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[2]
| Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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| Northern Cricket Frog | Acris crepitans | Least Concern | 
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| Cope's Gray Treefrog | Hyla chrysoscelis | Least Concern | 
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| Eastern Gray Treefrog | Hyla versicolor | Least Concern | 
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| Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Least Concern | 
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| Western Chorus Frog | Pseudacris triseriata | Least Concern | 
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| Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | Least Concern | 
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| Green Frog | Rana clamitans | Least Concern | 
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| Pickerel Frog | Rana palustris | Least Concern | 
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| Northern Leopard Frog | Rana pipiens | Least Concern | File:Northern leopard frog.jpg | ||
| Mink Frog | Rana septentrionalis | Least Concern | File:Grenouille1.jpg | ||
| Wood Frog | Rana sylvatica | Least Concern | 
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Toads
There are three species of toads in Minnesota. [2]
| Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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| American Toad | Bufo americanus | Least Concern | 
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| Great Plains Toad | Bufo cognatus | Least Concern | Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico. | 
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| Canadian Toad | Bufo hemiophrys | Least Concern | 
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References
- ^ The Amphibians of Minnesota Accessed August 20th, 2006
- ^ a b CGEE: Mn Frogs and Toads Accessed August 19th, 2006