List of amphibians of Minnesota explained

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 nameScientific nameStatusDistributionSize Picture
Spotted salamanderAmbystoma maculatumLeast concern
Blue-spotted salamanderAmbystoma lateraleLeast concern
Western tiger salamanderAmbystoma mavortiumLeast concern
Eastern tiger salamanderAmbystoma tigrinumLeast concern
Four-toed salamanderHemidactylium scutatumSpecial concern
Common mudpuppyNecturus maculosusLeast concern
Central newtNotophthalmus viridescensLeast concern
Red-backed salamanderPlethodon cinereusLeast concern

Frogs

There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.

Common nameScientific nameStatusDistributionSize Picture
Blanchard's cricket frogAcris blanchardiLeast concern, endangered in Minnesota
Cope's gray treefrogHyla chrysoscelisLeast concern
Gray treefrogHyla versicolorLeast concern
Spring peeperPseudacris cruciferLeast concern
Boreal chorus frogPseudacris maculataLeast concern
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusLeast concern
Green frogLithobates clamitansLeast concern
Pickerel frogLithobates palustrisLeast concern
Northern leopard frogLithobates pipiensLeast concern
Mink frogLithobates septentrionalisLeast concern
Wood frogLithobates sylvaticusLeast concern

Toads

There are three species of toads in Minnesota.

Common nameScientific nameStatusDistributionSize Picture
American toadAnaxyrus americanusLeast concern
Great Plains toadAnaxyrus cognatusLeast concernSouthern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico.
Canadian toadAnaxyrus hemiophrysLeast concern

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mnherps.com/ Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey