List of amphibians of Minnesota

List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs, and toads found in Minnesota.

Salamanders

There are eight 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
Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium Least concern
Eastern 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-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus Least concern

Frogs

There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[1]

Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture
Blanchard's cricket frog Acris blanchardi Least concern, endangered in Minnesota
Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Least concern
Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor Least concern
Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer Least concern
Boreal chorus frog Pseudacris maculata Least concern
Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus Least concern
Green frog Lithobates clamitans Least concern
Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris Least concern
Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens Least concern
Mink frog Lithobates septentrionalis Least concern
Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Least concern

Toads

There are three species of toads in Minnesota.[1]

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

References
  1. Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018
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