List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs, and toads found in Minnesota.
Salamanders There are eight species of salamanders in Minnesota.Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey Accessed February 05, 2018
Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum Special ConcernPine and Carlton Counties6-8 inches (15–20 cm) Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale Least concernThroughout the state, excluding southwestern prairies4-5.5 inches (10–14 cm) Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium Least concernExtreme western Minnesota6-8 inches (15–20 cm) Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Least concernThroughout the state, excluding the northeast Arrowhead Region6-8 inches (15–20 cm) Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Special concernMille Lacs north to Itasca County, east to southern St. Louis County6-8 inches (15–20 cm) Common mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Least concernScattered throughout, excluding the Arrowhead Region.8-13 inches (20–33 cm) Central newt Notophthalmus viridescens Least concernScattered populations, absent from southwestern prairies2.5-4 inches (6–10 cm) Red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus Least concernThroughout northeast Minnesota6-8 inches (15–20 cm)
Frogs There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.
Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture Blanchard's cricket frog Acris blanchardi Least concern, endangered in MinnesotaSoutheast and extreme southwest Minnesota1-1.25 inches (2.5–3 cm) Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Least concernThroughout the state, excluding northeast1-2 inches (2.5–5 cm) Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor Least concernThroughout the state, excluding southwest1-2 inches (2.5–5 cm) Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer Least concernThroughout the state, excluding southwest~1 inch (2.5 cm) Boreal chorus frog Pseudacris maculata Least concernThroughout the state1-1.25 inches (2.5–3 cm) Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus Least concern Native only to Houston and Winona Counties, introduced throughout southern Minnesota5-7 inches (13–18 cm) Green frog Lithobates clamitans Least concern Throughout the state, excluding southwestern prairies 2-4 inches (5–10 cm) Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris Least concern Southeastern Minnesota1.75-3 inches (4.5-7.5 cm) Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens Least concernThroughout the state2-3.5 inches (5–9 cm) Mink frog Lithobates septentrionalis Least concernMinnesota north of Twin Cities 2-4 inches (5–10 cm) Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Least concern Throughout the state, excluding the far southwestern counties 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm)
Toads There are three species of toads in Minnesota. Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture American toad Anaxyrus americanus Least concern Throughout the state2-3.5 inches (5–9 cm) Great Plains toad Anaxyrus cognatus Special Concern Far western Minnesota2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) Canadian toad Anaxyrus hemiophrys Least concern Far western Minnesota, north from Yellow Medicine County2-3.5 inces (5–9 cm)
References
External links Minnesota Herpetological Society Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide Minnesota Amphibian and Reptile Survey