Frogs and Toads of North America

Frog and Toad Families and Species

(with links to species pages)

Treefrogs — Hylidae

Hyla — Treefrogs

1. Green Treefrog — Hyla cinerea
2. Barking Treefrog — Hyla gratiosa
3. Pine Barrens Treefrog — Hyla andersonii
4. Squirrel Treefrog — Hyla squirella
5. Pine Woods Treefrog — Hyla femoralis
6. Gray Treefrog — Hyla versicolor
7. Cope’s Gray Treefrog — Hyla chrysoscelis
8. Bird-voiced Treefrog — Hyla avivoca
9. Arizona Treefrog — Hyla wrightorum
10. CanyonTreefrog — Hyla arenicolor

Pseudacris — Chorus Frogs

11. Spring Peeper — Pseudacris crucifer
12. Little Grass Frog — Pseudacris ocularis
13. Ornate Chorus Frog — Pseudacris ornata
14. Strecker’s Chorus Frog — Pseudacris streckeri
15. Midland Chorus Frog — Pseudacris triseriata
16. Upland Chorus Frog — Pseudacris feriarum
17. New Jersey Chorus Frog — Pseudacris kalmi
18. Cajun Chorus Frog — Pseudacris fouquettei
19. Boreal Chorus Frog — Pseudacris maculata
20. Southern Chorus Frog — Pseudacris nigrita
21. Brimley’s Chorus Frog — Pseudacris brimleyi
22. Mountain Chorus Frog — Pseudacris brachyphona
23. Spotted Chorus Frog — Pseudacris clarkii
24. Pacific Chorus Frog — Pseudacris regilla
25. California Chorus Frog — Pseudacris cadaverina

Acris — Cricket Frogs

26. Northern Cricket Frog — Acris crepitans
27. Southern Cricket Frog — Acris gryllus

Osteopilus —West Indian Treefrogs

28. Cuban Treefrog — Osteopilus septentrionalis

Smilisca — Mexican Treefrogs

29. Lowland Burrowing Treefrog — Smilisca fodiens
30. Mexican Treefrog — Smilisca baudinii

True Toads — Bufonidae

Bufo — True Toads (see page 126 concerning Anaxyrus and other new genera)

31. American Toad — Bufo americanus
32. Fowler’s Toad — Bufo fowleri
33. Woodhouse’s Toad — Bufo woodhousii
34. Southern Toad — Bufo terrestris
35. Oak Toad — Bufo quercicus
36. Coastal Plain Toad — Bufo nebulifer
37. Texas Toad — Bufo speciosus
38. Houston Toad — Bufo houstonensis
39. Cane Toad — Bufo marinus
40. Great Plains Toad — Bufo cognatus
41. Canadian Toad — Bufo hemiophrys
42. Wyoming Toad — Bufo baxteri
43. Red-spotted Toad — Bufo punctatus
44. Green Toad — Bufo debilis
45. Sonoran Green Toad — Bufo retiformis
46. Sonoran Desert Toad — Bufo alvarius
47. Arizona Toad — Bufo microscaphus
48. Western Toad — Bufo boreas
49. Amargosa Toad — Bufo nelsoni
50. Black Toad — Bufo exsul
51. Arroyo Toad — Bufo californicus
52. Yosemite Toad — Bufo canorus

True Frogs — Ranidae

Rana—True Frogs (see page 184 concerning the new genus Lithobates)

53. Bullfrog — Rana catesbeiana
54. Green Frog — Rana clamitans
55. Pig Frog — Rana grylio
56. Mink Frog —Rana septentrionalis
57. Wood Frog — Rana sylvatica
58. Carpenter Frog — Rana virgatipes
59. Florida Bog Frog — Rana okaloosae
60. River Frog — Rana heckscheri
61. Crawfish Frog — Rana areolata
62. Gopher Frog — Rana capito
63. Dusky Gopher Frog — Rana sevosa
64. Pickerel Frog — Rana palustris
65. Northern Leopard Frog — Rana pipiens
66. Southern Leopard Frog — Rana sphenocephala
67. Plains Leopard Frog — Rana blairi
68. Rio Grande Leopard Frog — Rana berlandieri
69. Relict Leopard Frog — Rana onca
70. Chiricahua Leopard Frog — Rana chiricahuensis
71. Lowland Leopard Frog — Rana yavapaiensis
72. Tarahumara Frog — Rana tarahumarae
73. Cascades Frog — Rana cascadae
74. Northern Red-legged Frog — Rana aurora
75. California Red-legged Frog — Rana draytonii
76. Oregon Spotted Frog — Rana pretiosa
77. Columbia Spotted Frog — Rana luteiventris
78. Foothill Yellow-legged Frog — Rana boylii
79. Sierra Madre Yellow-legged Frog — Rana muscosa
80. Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog — Rana sierrae

North American Spadefoots—Scaphiopodidae

Scaphiopus—Southern Spadefoots

81. Eastern Spadefoot — Scaphiopus holbrokii
82. Hurter’s Spadefoot — Scaphiopus hurterii
83. Couch’s Spadefoot — Scaphiopus couchii

Spea—Western Spadefoots

84. Plains Spadefoot—Spea bombifrons
85. Great Basin Spadefoot — Spea intermontana
86. New Mexico Spadefoot — Spea multiplicata
87. Western Spadefoot — Spea hammondi

Microhylid Frogs and Toads — Microhylidae

Gastrophryne—North American Narrowmouth Toads

88. Eastern Narrowmouth Toad — Gastrophryne carolinensis
89. Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad — Gastrophryne olivacea

Hypopachus—Sheep Frogs

90. Sheep Frog — Hypopachus variolosus

Neotropical Frogs and Toads — Leptodacylidae

Eleutherodactylus — Rain Frogs

91. Greenhouse Frog — Eleutherodactylus planirostris
92. Puerto Rican Coqui — Eletherodactylus coqui
93. Cliff Chirping Frog — Eletherodactylus marnockii
94. Spotted Chirping Frog — Eletherodactylus guttilatus
95. Rio Grande Chirping Frog — Eletherodactylus cystignathoides

Craugastor — Robber Frogs

96. Barking Frog — Craugastor augusti

Leptodactylus — Neotropical Grass Frogs

97. White-lipped Frog — Leptodactylus fragilis

Tailed Frogs — Ascaphidae

Ascaphus — Tailed Frogs

98a. Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog — Ascaphus montanus
98b. Pacific Tailed Frog — Ascaphus truei

Burrowing Toads — Rhinophrynidae

Rhinophrynus — Burrowing Toads

99a. Mexican Burrowing Toad — Rhinophrynus dorsalis

Tongueless Frogs — Pipidae

Xenopus — Clawed Frogs

99b. African Clawed Frog — Xenopus laevis