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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 2023, only 28 states and one territory have a state amphibian.

Table

State Common name Scientific name Photo Year
Alabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti Phaeognathus hubrichii.jpg 2000
Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia Hyla eximia.jpg 1986
California California red-legged frog Rana draytonii Rana aurora.jpg 2014
Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg 2012
Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea American green tree frog 1.JPG 2005
Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus 2015
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger salamander.jpg 2005
Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana North-American-bullfrog1.jpg Unofficial
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg 2005
Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea American green tree frog 1.JPG 1993
Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Northern leopard frog 1.jpg Proposed in 1999
Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana North-American-bullfrog1.jpg 2005
New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens Notophthalmus viridescensPCCA20040816-3983A.jpg 1985
New Jersey Pine Barrens tree frog Dryophytes andersonii Pine Barrens Tree Frog.jpg 2018
New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata Nmspadefoot.jpg 2003
New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog).jpg Proposed in 2015
North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog
(state frog)
Hyla andersonii Pine Barrens Tree Frog.jpg 2013
Marbled salamander
(state salamander)
Ambystoma opacum Ambystoma opacumPCSLXYB.jpg 2013
Ohio Spotted salamander
(state amphibian)
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg 2010
American bullfrog
(state frog)
Rana catesbeiana North-American-bullfrog1.jpg 2010
Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana North-American-bullfrog1.jpg 1997
Pennsylvania Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender.jpg 2019
South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum Spotted salamander on leaf.jpg 1999
Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander.JPG 1995
Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus Bufo speciosus.jpg 2009
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Northern leopard frog 1.jpg 1998
Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).JPG 2018
Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla Hyla regilla.jpg 2007
West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber Northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).JPG 2015
Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg 2019
Federal district
or territory
Common name Scientific name Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui Common Coquí.jpg Unofficial

See also

  • Lists of U.S. state insignia
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