List of U.S. state amphibians

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

Table

State	Common name	Scientific name	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 Jersey	Pine Barrens tree frog	Dryophytes andersonii	2018^[14]
New Mexico	New Mexico spadefoot toad	Spea multiplicata	2003^[15]
New York	Wood frog	Lithobates sylvaticus	Proposed in 2015^[16]
North Carolina	Pine barrens tree frog (state frog)	Hyla andersonii	2013^[17]
North Carolina	Marbled salamander (state salamander)	Ambystoma opacum	2013^[18]
Ohio	Spotted salamander (state amphibian)	Ambystoma maculatum	2010^[19]
Ohio	American bullfrog (state frog)	Rana catesbeiana	2010^[20]
Oklahoma	American bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	1997^[21]
Pennsylvania	Eastern hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis	2019^[22]
South Carolina	Spotted salamander	Ambystoma maculatum	1999^[23]
Tennessee	Tennessee cave salamander	Gyrinophilus palleucus	1995^[24]
Texas	Texas toad	Bufo speciosus	2009^[25]
Vermont	Northern leopard frog	Rana pipiens	1998^[26]
Virginia	Red salamander	Pseudotriton ruber	2018^[27]
Washington	Pacific tree frog	Pseudacris regilla	2007^[28]
West Virginia	Red salamander	Pseudotriton ruber	2015^[29]
Wyoming	Blotched tiger salamander	Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum	2019^[30]

Federal district or territory	Common name	Scientific name	Image	Year
Puerto Rico	Common coquí	Eleutherodactylus coqui		Unofficial

References

^ Official State Amphibians Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
^ "Official Alabama State Amphibian". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
^ "Colorado State Amphibian". Colorado. NETSTATE. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian". Idaho State Journal. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Bill A1895". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ Mahoney, Bill (June 17, 2015). "Senate backs the wood frog — barely". Capital New York. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
^ "North Carolina State Frog". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
^ "North Carolina State Salamander". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
^ "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "State Frog - Bullfrog". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian". The York Daily Record. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ State of South Carolina Code of Laws. "Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. December 4, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
^ "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ "Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group". www.vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols". Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
^ "Section Eleven: Departmental, Statistical & General Information" (PDF). West Virginia Blue Book. p. 1049.
^ "SF0050 - State amphibian". State of Wyoming 66th Legislature. 2019.

External links

[1] Official State Amphibians Archived May 14, 2011, 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. November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2007.

[3] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[4] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[5] "Colorado State Amphibian". Colorado. NETSTATE. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[6] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[7] "Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian". Idaho State Journal. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

[8] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[9] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[10] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[11] "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[12] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[13] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[14] "Bill A1895". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[15] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[16] Mahoney, Bill (June 17, 2015). "Senate backs the wood frog — barely". Capital New York. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

[17] "North Carolina State Frog". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[18] "North Carolina State Salamander". North Carolina. NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[19] "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[20] "State Frog - Bullfrog". Profile Ohio. Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[21] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[22] Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian". The York Daily Record. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

[23] State of South Carolina Code of Laws. "Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.

[24] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[25] "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. December 4, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

[26] "Official State Amphibians". State Symbols. NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[27] "Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group". www.vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[28] State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols". Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2007.

[29] "Section Eleven: Departmental, Statistical & General Information" (PDF). West Virginia Blue Book. p. 1049.

[30] "SF0050 - State amphibian". State of Wyoming 66th Legislature. 2019.

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