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.
As of 2023, only 28 states and one territory have a state amphibian.
Table
| State | Common name | Scientific name | Photo | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Red Hills salamander | Phaeognathus hubrichti |  | 2000 |
| Arizona | Arizona tree frog | Hyla eximia |  | 1986 |
| California | California red-legged frog | Rana draytonii |  | 2014 |
| Colorado | Western tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium |  | 2012 |
| Georgia | American green tree frog | Hyla cinerea |  | 2005 |
| Idaho | Idaho giant salamander | Dicamptodon aterrimus | 2015 | |
| Illinois | Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum |  | 2005 |
| Iowa | American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana |  | Unofficial |
| Kansas | Barred tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | | 2005 |
| Louisiana | American green tree frog | Hyla cinerea | | 1993 |
| Minnesota | Northern leopard frog | Rana pipiens |  | Proposed in 1999 |
| Missouri | American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | | 2005 |
| New Hampshire | Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens |  | 1985 |
| New Jersey | Pine Barrens tree frog | Dryophytes andersonii |  | 2018 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico spadefoot toad | Spea multiplicata |  | 2003 |
| New York | Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | .jpg) | Proposed in 2015 |
| North Carolina | Pine barrens tree frog (state frog) | Hyla andersonii | | 2013 |
| Marbled salamander (state salamander) | Ambystoma opacum |  | 2013 | |
| Ohio | Spotted salamander (state amphibian) | Ambystoma maculatum |  | 2010 |
| American bullfrog (state frog) | Rana catesbeiana | | 2010 | |
| Oklahoma | American bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | | 1997 |
| Pennsylvania | Eastern hellbender | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |  | 2019 |
| South Carolina | Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | | 1999 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee cave salamander | Gyrinophilus palleucus |  | 1995 |
| Texas | Texas toad | Bufo speciosus |  | 2009 |
| Vermont | Northern leopard frog | Rana pipiens | | 1998 |
| Virginia | Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | .JPG) | 2018 |
| Washington | Pacific tree frog | Pseudacris regilla |  | 2007 |
| West Virginia | Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | | 2015 |
| Wyoming | Blotched tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum | | 2019 |
| Federal district or territory | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | Common coquí | Eleutherodactylus coqui |  | Unofficial |
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