List of U.S. state amphibians explained

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 Photo Year
Phaeognathus hubrichti 2000[2] --->
Hyla eximia 1986[3] --->
Rana draytonii 2014[4]
Ambystoma mavortium 2012[5] --->--->--->
Hyla cinerea 2005[6] --->
Idaho giant salamanderDicamptodon aterrimus 2015[7]
Ambystoma tigrinum 2005[8] --->
Rana catesbeiana Unofficial
Ambystoma mavortium 2005[9] --->
Hyla cinerea 1993[10]
-->
-->--->
Rana pipiens Proposed in 1999[11] --->
Rana catesbeiana 2005[12] --->--->--->
Notophthalmus viridescens 1985[13]
Dryophytes andersonii 2018[14]
Spea multiplicata 2003[15]
Lithobates sylvaticus Proposed in 2015[16]
North CarolinaPine barrens tree frog
(state frog) 		Hyla andersonii 2013[17]
Marbled salamander
(state salamander) 		Ambystoma opacum 2013[18]
OhioSpotted salamander
(state amphibian) 		Ambystoma maculatum 2010[19]
American bullfrog
(state frog) 		Rana catesbeiana 2010[20]
Rana catesbeiana 1997[21]
PennsylvaniaEastern hellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensis2019[22] --->-leopard frog -->
--->
Ambystoma maculatum 1999[23] --->
Gyrinophilus palleucus 1995[24]
Bufo speciosus 2009[25] --->
Rana pipiens 1998[26]
VirginiaRed salamanderPseudotriton ruber2018[27]
Pseudacris regilla 2007[28]
Pseudotriton ruber 2015[29] --->
Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum 2019[30]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm Official State Amphibians
  2. Web site: Official Alabama State Amphibian . March 18, 2007 . November 6, 2003 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . Alabama Department of Archives & History.
  3. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 1, 2015 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: Colorado State Amphibian . January 5, 2013 . Colorado . NETSTATE.
  6. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  7. News: Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian . Idaho State Journal . April 2, 2015 . April 10, 2017 .
  8. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  10. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  11. Web site: Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious. January 5, 2013 . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
  12. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  13. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  14. Web site: Bill A1895 . New Jersey Legislature . 3 November 2023.
  15. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  16. News: Mahoney. Bill. Senate backs the wood frog — barely. June 18, 2015. Capital New York. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201016/http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/06/8570433/senate-backs-wood-frog-%E2%80%94-barely. September 23, 2015. dead.
  17. Web site: North Carolina State Frog. September 24, 2017. North Carolina . NETSTATE.
  18. Web site: North Carolina State Salamander. September 24, 2017. North Carolina . NETSTATE.
  19. Web site: State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander . January 5, 2013 . Profile Ohio . Ohio Secretary of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125338/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ProfileOhio/SymbolsofOhio/amphibian.aspx . April 13, 2014 .
  20. Web site: State Frog - Bullfrog . September 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601164617/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ProfileOhio/SymbolsofOhio/frog.aspx . June 1, 2016 . Profile Ohio . Ohio Secretary of State.
  21. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  22. Web site: It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian. Boeckel. Teresa. The York Daily Record. en. April 16, 2019.
  23. Web site: State of South Carolina Code of Laws . Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699 . July 15, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630155619/https://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm . June 30, 2007 .
  24. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  25. Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas . Texas Parks and Wildlife Department . December 4, 2009 . April 26, 2010 .
  26. Web site: Official State Amphibians . January 5, 2013 . State Symbols . NETSTATE . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514160832/http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_amphibians.htm . May 14, 2011 . dead .
  27. Web site: Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group. January 24, 2021. www.vtnews.vt.edu. en.
  28. Web site: State Symbols of Washington . State symbols . November 27, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115204306/http://www.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ . November 15, 2007.
  29. Book: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2016/BlueBook/1043_WVS_BlueBook.pdf . Section Eleven: Departmental, Statistical & General Information . West Virginia Blue Book . 1049.
  30. Web site: SF0050 - State amphibian . 2019 . State of Wyoming 66th Legislature.

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