List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs, and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders
There are eight species of salamanders in Minnesota.
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! Status
! Distribution
! Size
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| Spotted salamander
| Ambystoma maculatum
| Special Concern
|Pine and Carlton Counties
|6-8 inches (15–20 cm)
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| Blue-spotted salamander
| Ambystoma laterale
| Least concern
|Throughout the state, excluding southwestern prairies
|4-5.5 inches (10–14 cm)
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| Western tiger salamander
| Ambystoma mavortium
| Least concern
|Extreme western Minnesota
|6-8 inches (15–20 cm)
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| Eastern tiger salamander
| Ambystoma tigrinum
| Least concern
|Throughout the state, excluding the northeast Arrowhead Region
|6-8 inches (15–20 cm)
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| Four-toed salamander
| Hemidactylium scutatum
| Special concern
|Mille Lacs north to Itasca County,
east to southern St. Louis County
|6-8 inches (15–20 cm)
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| Common mudpuppy
| Necturus maculosus
| Least concern
|Scattered throughout, excluding the Arrowhead Region.
|8-13 inches (20–33 cm)
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| Central newt
| Notophthalmus viridescens
| Least concern
|Scattered populations,
absent from southwestern prairies
|2.5-4 inches (6–10 cm)
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| Red-backed salamander
| Plethodon cinereus
| Least concern
|Throughout northeast Minnesota
|6-8 inches (15–20 cm)
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Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.
| Far western Minnesota
|2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm)
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| Canadian toad
| Anaxyrus hemiophrys
| Least concern
| Far western Minnesota, north from Yellow Medicine County
|2-3.5 inces (5–9 cm)
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References
External links
- Minnesota Herpetological Society
- Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide
- Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey