frogs/toads pictures + traits

oak toad

very small
light line down back
orange feet
oval-shaped paratoid glands behid eye

southern toad

craniel crest between eyes (subtler in smaller individuals)
sometimes a light stripe down back
bean-shaped paratoid glands behind eyes + on top of head

cane toad

large
no cranial crest
ridges around eyes
large traiguar paratoid glands towards side of head
sometimes light line down back

green treefrog

smooth skin
color highly variable
usually stark dorsolateral strip on sides
tympanum same color as body
skinnier than other Hyla species

squirrel treefrog

smooth skin
color variable
jagged line down side separating dark back from light belly
often yellow upper lip on green individuals
tympanum may be different color from rest of skin

cope’s gray treefrog

distinct white blotch under eye
yellow wash on inside of legs
not always gray

pine woods treefrog

tan/gray/green/brown
sometimes with darker blotches or bands
some have dark mask
yellow/orange spots on back of thighs

barking treefrog

large
skin uniformally bumpy or granular
dark round spots on back
huge toepads
sometimes light stripes on sides/upper lip
no dorsolateral fold

cuban treefrog

warty skin
color variable
skin fused to head
fat toe pads
juveniles have blue bones

spring peeper

small, reddish brown/grey/olive body, back marked with dark “X”, call sounds like “peep peep”

southern chorus frog

plain
small
dark
distinct “milk mustache”

ornate chorus frog

color variable
upper lip marked with wide light line
sides marked with dark stripes from rostrum through eye
small toe pads

little grass frog

tiny (< 1 in)
dark stripe from snout to groin
yellowish olive or grayish or reddish brown

southern cricket frog

small
light Y-shaped line on back + dark triangle on head
tiny toe pads
call is a rapid “click click click” like two marble hitting each other

greenhouse frog

small
non-native
triangle on face
squarish toe pads
no webbing between toes

eastern narrow-mouthed toad

round and angry
fold of skin between eyes
smooth skin
gray/brown/reddish/black
head narrow and pointed relative to body

eastern spadefoot

inconspicuous oval paratoid glands on shoulders
black digging spades on hind feet
no cranial crest
sometimes light lines on back forming hourglass shape
looks angry and concerned

gopher frog

warty or wrinkled
tan to gray w/ irregular dark spots
dorsolateral ridge/fold
less webbing on hind feet than other Rana species
wide mouth
big head relative to body

american bullfrog

longest hind toe extends past webbing
no dorsolateral ridgers/folds
greenish back and whitish belly
dark netlike pattern all over
backs of thighs mottled with small light spots

bronze frog

bronze-brown back
white belly with dark worm-like markings
no obvious markings
dorsolateral ridges/folds

pig frog

hind toes webbed nearly to tip
no dorsolateral ridge
whitish belly with netlike pattern
irregular black spots dorsally

river frog

warty or wrinkled
greenish black back
no dorsolateral ridges/folds
underside covered in dark net-like markings
tympanum often marked with light dot in center
spots on upper lip

southern leopard frog

flattened dorsolateral ridges/folds “highlighted” in white
tympanum marked with light dot in center
color variable
obvious dark spots on back
lighter upper lip