List of Minnesota amphibians
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List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs and toads found in Minnesota.
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[edit] Salamanders
There are seven species of Salamanders in Minnesota.[1]
- Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum
- Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale
- Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
- Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum
- Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus
- Central Newt Notophthalmus viridescens
- Red Back Salamander Plethodon cinereus
[edit] Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[2]
- Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans
- Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis
- Eastern Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor
- Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer
- Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata
- Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
- Green Frog Rana clamitans
- Pickerel Frog Rana palustris
- Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
- Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis
- Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
[edit] Toads
There are three species of frogs in Minnesota. [2]
- American Toad Bufo americanus
- Great Plains Toad Bufo cognatus
- Canadian Toad Bufo hemiophrys
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Amphibians of Minnesota Accessed August 20th, 2006
- ^ a b CGEE: Mn Frogs and Toads Accessed August 19th, 2006
