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 .[ 1]
As of 2023, only 28 states and one territory have a state amphibian.
Table
Federal district or territory
Common name
Scientific name
Image
Year
Puerto Rico
Common coquí
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Unofficial
See also
References
^ Official State Amphibians Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine NetState.com , accessed April 21, 2006.
^ "Official Alabama State Amphibian" . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . Alabama Department of Archives & History. November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2007 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2015 .
^ "Colorado State Amphibian" . Colorado . NETSTATE. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Idaho Giant Salamander named state amphibian" . Idaho State Journal . April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious" . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Bill A1895" . New Jersey Legislature . Retrieved November 3, 2023 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ Mahoney, Bill (June 17, 2015). "Senate backs the wood frog — barely" . Capital New York . Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015 .
^ "North Carolina State Frog" . North Carolina . NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
^ "North Carolina State Salamander" . North Carolina . NETSTATE. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
^ "State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander" . Profile Ohio . Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "State Frog - Bullfrog" . Profile Ohio . Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian" . The York Daily Record . Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
^ State of South Carolina Code of Laws. "Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 9, Section 1-1-699" . Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Students Lauded for Naming Official State Amphibian of Texas" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. December 4, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010 .
^ "Official State Amphibians" . State Symbols . NETSTATE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2013 .
^ "Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group" . www.vtnews.vt.edu . Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ State Symbols of Washington. "State symbols" . Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2007 .
^ "Section Eleven: Departmental, Statistical & General Information" (PDF) . West Virginia Blue Book . p. 1049.
^ "SF0050 - State amphibian" . State of Wyoming 66th Legislature. 2019.
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