List of amphibians of Minnesota facts for kids
List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders
There are seven species of Salamanders in Minnesota.
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 | |||
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.
Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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Northern Cricket Frog | Acris crepitans | 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 | |||
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 |
Toads
There are three species of toads in Minnesota.
Common name | Scientific Name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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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 |
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