Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates and have no scales. This group of animals includes toads, frogs and salamanders.
They spend part of their lives in water and on land.

Several American states have selected state amphibians and two states have chosen both a frog and a salamander.
Here's a visual guide to them, with many thanks to the wonderful contributors who have allowed us to use their images.

State Amphibians
Alabama		Arizona
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Red Hills Salamander, Phaeognathus hubrichti Photo courtesy of John Clare. Check out his website.		Arizona Tree Frog, Hyla wrightorum Photo courtesy of Jim Rorabaugh, Tuscon Herp Society.
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California		Colorado
California Red-legged Frog, Rana draytonii Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		Western Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma mavortium Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Georgia		Idaho
American Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea Photo courtesy of Red Gate Farm, Texas		Idaho Giant Salamander, Dicamptodon aterrimus Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Illinois		Iowa
Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum Photo courtesy of Lisa Powers, Frog Haven Farm, TN		American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus Photo by Nature Inn Staff
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Kansas		Louisiana
Western Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma mavortium Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		American Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea Photo courtesy Red Gate Farm, Texas
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Minnesota		Missouri
Northern Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus Photo by Nature Inn staff
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New Hampshire		New Mexico
Red-spotted Newt,  Notophthalmus viridescens Photo courtesy of Susan Kalman, Allegany, New York		New Mexico Spadefoot Toad, Spea multiplicata Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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New York		Oklahoma
Wood Frog, Lithobates sylvaticus Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus Photo by Nature Inn staff
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Pennsylvania		South Carolina
Hellbender Salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Tennessee		Texas
Tennessee Cave Salamander, Gyrinophilus palleucus Photo courtesy of Brad M Glorioso		Texas Toad, Anaxyrus speciosus Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Vermont		Virginia
Northern Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		Red Salamander, Pseudotriton ruber Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Washington		West Virginia
Pacific Tree Frog, Pseudacris regilla Photo by Nature Inn staff		Red Salamander, Pseudotriton ruber Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Wyoming
Western Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma mavortium Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
State Frogs
North Carolina		Ohio
Pine Barrens Tree Frog, Hyla andersonii Photo courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission		American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus Photo by Nature Inn staff
State Salamanders
North Carolina		Ohio
Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California		Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Many thanks to our contributors! A very special thank-you to Gary Nafis for allowing us to use his fantastic images.
Also at the Inn: _ State/Provincial Mammals _ State/Provincial Birds State/Provincial Wildflowers | State Butterflies State/Provincial Trees State Insects | State Reptiles
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