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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.[1]

As of 2021, only 27 states and one territory have a state amphibian.

Table

State State amphibian Binomial
nomenclature		 Photo Year
Alabama Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti 2000[2]
Arizona Arizona tree frog Hyla eximia 1986[3]
California California red-legged frog Rana draytonii 2014[4]
Colorado Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2012[5]
Georgia American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 2005[6]
Idaho Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus 2015[7]
Illinois Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 2005[8]
Iowa American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Unofficial
Kansas Barred tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium 2005[9]
Louisiana American green tree frog Hyla cinerea 1993[10]
Minnesota Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Proposed in 1999[11]
Missouri American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2005[12]
New Hampshire Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1985[13]
New Mexico New Mexico spadefoot toad Spea multiplicata 2003[14]
New York Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Proposed in 2015[15]
North Carolina Pine barrens tree frog
(state frog)		 Hyla andersonii 2013[16]
Marbled salamander
(state salamander)		 Ambystoma opacum 2013[17]
Ohio Spotted salamander
(state amphibian)		 Ambystoma maculatum 2010[18]
American bullfrog
(state frog)		 Rana catesbeiana 2010[19]
Oklahoma American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1997[20]
Pennsylvania Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 2019[21]
South Carolina Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1999[22]
Tennessee Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus 1995[23]
Texas Texas toad Bufo speciosus 2009[24]
Vermont Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens 1998[25]
Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber
2018[26]
Washington Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla 2007[27]
West Virginia Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2015[28]
Wyoming Blotched tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum 2019[29]
Federal district
or territory		 Amphibian Binomial
nomenclature		 Image Year
Puerto Rico Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui Unofficial

See also

References

  1. ^ Official State Amphibians Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. ^ "Official Alabama State Amphibian". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-06. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  3. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  4. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  5. ^ "Colorado State Amphibian". Colorado. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  6. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  7. ^ "Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian". Idaho State Journal. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  8. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  9. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  10. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  11. ^ "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  12. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  13. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  14. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  15. ^ Mahoney, Bill (17 June 2015). "Senate backs the wood frog — barely". Capital New York. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  16. ^ "North Carolina State Frog". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  17. ^ "North Carolina State Salamander". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  18. ^ "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  19. ^ "State Frog - Bullfrog". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  20. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  21. ^ Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian". The York Daily Record. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  22. ^ State of South Carolina Code of Laws. "Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  23. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  24. ^ "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  25. ^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  26. ^ "Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group". www.vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  27. ^ State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols". Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  28. ^ http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2016/BlueBook/1043_WVS_BlueBook.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  29. ^ https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2019/SF0050
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