List of amphibians of Minnesota
Appearance
List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders
There are eight species of Salamanders in Minnesota.[1]
Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Least Concern | |||
Blue-spotted Salamander | Ambystoma laterale | Least Concern | |||
Western Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | Least Concern | |||
Eastern Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Least Concern | |||
Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Special Concern | |||
Common Mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus | Least Concern | |||
Central Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Least Concern | |||
Red Back Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Least Concern |
Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[1]
Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog | Acris blanchardi | Least Concern, Endangered in Minnesota | |||
Cope's Gray Treefrog | Hyla chrysoscelis | Least Concern | |||
Eastern Gray Treefrog | Hyla versicolor | Least Concern | |||
Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Least Concern | |||
Boreal Chorus Frog | Pseudacris maculata | Least Concern | |||
Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Least Concern | |||
Green Frog | Lithobates clamitans | Least Concern | |||
Pickerel Frog | Lithobates palustris | Least Concern | |||
Northern Leopard Frog | Lithobates pipiens | Least Concern | |||
Mink Frog | Lithobates septentrionalis | Least Concern | |||
Wood Frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Least Concern |
Toads
There are three species of toads in Minnesota.[1]
Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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American Toad | Anaxyrus americanus | Least Concern | |||
Great Plains Toad | Anaxyrus cognatus | Least Concern | Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico. | ||
Canadian Toad | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | Least Concern |
References
- ^ a b c Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018
External links
- Minnesota Herpetological Society
- Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide
- Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey