Don’t let their position on the evolutionary scale fool you. Amphibians rank behind fish and even insects in popularity as symbols of the 50 U.S. states. The same is probably true of national symbols as well.
Nevertheless, there are more amphibian symbols than you might think. Let’s take a brief tour.
National Amphibians ˆ
U.S. State Amphibians ˆ
| List of State Amphibians | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Species | Designation | |
| 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 | green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) | 2005 | |
| Idaho | Idaho giant salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) | 2015 | |
| Illinois | eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) | 2005 | |
| Kansas | barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) | 1994 | |
| Louisiana | green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) | 1993 | |
| Missouri | bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | 2005 | |
| New Hampshire | red spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) | 1985 | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata) | 2003 | |
| North Carolina | marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) | Salamander | 2013 |
| Pine Barrens tree frog (Hyla andersonii) | Frog | 2013 | |
| (former) | bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | 2007 | |
| Ohio | spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) | 2010 | |
| bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | Frog | 2010 | |
| Oklahoma | bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | 1997 | |
| South Carolina | spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) | 1999 | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee cave salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus) | 1995 | |
| Texas | Texas toad (Bufo speciosus) | 2009 | |
| Vermont | northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) | 1998 | |
| Washington | Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) | 2007 | |
Every species listed below was designated the official amphibian unless specified otherwise in the “Designation” column..
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