Minnesota Amphibians |
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Class Amphibia |
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Amphibia is the class of animals that is characterized by being cold-blooded; having a backbone (vertebrate); having an aquatic, gill-breathing, larval stage; and having a terrestrial, lung-breathing, adult stage. According to AmphibiaWeb (2013), there are currently approximately 6,300 amphibian species worldwide, 90% of which are frogs. There are 292 species in the United States (2009). According to the Minnesota DNR (2013), there are 22 amphibian species native to and currently found in Minnesota. |
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blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) |
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bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) |
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Canadian toad (Bufo hemiophrys) |
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Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) |
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eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) |
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| four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) |
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Great Plains toad (Bufo cognatus) |
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green frog (Rana clamitans) |
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mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) |
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northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer) |
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pickerel frog (Rana palustris) |
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redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) |
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spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) |
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spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) |
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tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) |
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