Frogs in Missouri

Missouri is home to several species of frogs and toads. The only one of them that’s poisonous is the pickerel frog.

Frogs and Toads of Missouri

Narrow-mouthed Frogs (called toads due to terrestrial behavior)

• Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
• Western Narrow-mouthed Toad

Tree Frogs and Their Allies

• American Green Treefrog
• Bird-voiced Frog
• Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
• Boreal Chorus Frog
• Cope’s Gray Tree Frog
• Gray Treefrog
• Illinois Chorus Frog
• Northern Spring Peeper
• Spring Peeper
• Upland Chorus Frog
• Western Chorus Frog

True Frogs

• American Bullfrog
• Crawfish Frog
• Green Frog
• Northern Crawfish Frog
• Northern Leopard Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Plains Leopard Frog
• Southern Leopard Frog
• Wood Frog

True Toads

• American Toad
• Dwarf American Toad
• Eastern American Toad
• Fowler’s Toad
• Great Plains Toad
• Rocky Mountain Toad
• Woodhouse’s Toad

Spadefoot Toads

• Eastern Spadefoot Toad
• Plains Spadefoot Toad