List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs, and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders edit
There are eight species of salamanders in Minnesota.[1]
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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| Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Least concern | 
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| Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale | Least concern | 
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| Western tiger salamander | Ambystoma mavortium | Least concern | 
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| Eastern tiger salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Least concern | 
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| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Special concern | 
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| Common mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus | Least concern | 
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| Central newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Least concern | 
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| Red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Least concern | 
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Frogs edit
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.[1]
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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| Blanchard's cricket frog | Acris blanchardi | Least concern, endangered in Minnesota | 
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| Cope's gray treefrog | Hyla chrysoscelis | Least concern | 
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| Gray treefrog | Hyla versicolor | Least concern | 
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| Spring peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Least concern | 
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| Boreal chorus frog | Pseudacris maculata | Least concern | 
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| Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Least concern | 
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| Green frog | Lithobates clamitans | Least concern | 
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| Pickerel frog | Lithobates palustris | Least concern | 
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| Northern leopard frog | Lithobates pipiens | Least concern | 
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| Mink frog | Lithobates septentrionalis | Least concern | 
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| Wood frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Least concern | 
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Toads edit
There are three species of toads in Minnesota.[1]
| Common name | Scientific name | Status | Distribution | Size | Picture |
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| American toad | Anaxyrus americanus | Least concern | 
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| Great Plains toad | Anaxyrus cognatus | Least concern | Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico. | 
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| Canadian toad | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | Least concern | 
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References edit
- ^ a b c Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018