List of U.S. state amphibians
This is a list of official U.S. state, federal district, and territories amphibians. State amphibians are designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures.[1]
Table
State | State amphibian | Binomial nomenclature | Photo | Year |
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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] | |
Washington | Pacific tree frog | Pseudacris regilla | 2007[26] | |
Federal district or territory | Amphibian | Binomial nomenclature | Image | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Rico | Common coquí | Eleutherodactylus coqui | Unofficial |
See also
- Lists of U.S. state insignia
References
- Official State Amphibians Archived 2011-03-09 at WebCite NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- "Official Alabama State Amphibian". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-06. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
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- "Colorado State Amphibian". Colorado. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian". Idaho State Journal. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
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- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- 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.
- "North Carolina State Frog". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- "North Carolina State Salamander". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "State Frog - Bullfrog". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian". The York Daily Record. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- 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.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols". Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
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