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]

Common name Scientific Name Status Distribution Size Picture
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Least Concern
Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale Least Concern
Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Least Concern
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Least Concern
Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Least Concern
Central Newt Notophthalmus viridescens Least Concern
Red Back Salamander Plethodon cinereus Least Concern

[edit] Frogs

There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[2]

Common name Scientific Name Status Distribution Size Picture
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans Least Concern
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Least Concern
Eastern Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Least Concern
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer Least Concern
Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata Least Concern
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Least Concern
Green Frog Rana clamitans Least Concern
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris Least Concern
Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens Least Concern
Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis Least Concern
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica Least Concern

[edit] Toads

There are three species of toads in Minnesota. [2]

Common name Scientific Name Status Distribution Size Picture
American Toad Bufo americanus Least Concern
Great Plains Toad Bufo cognatus Least Concern Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico.
Canadian Toad Bufo hemiophrys Least Concern

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Amphibians of Minnesota Accessed August 20th, 2006
  2. ^ a b CGEE: Mn Frogs and Toads Accessed August 19th, 2006

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