Frogs in Rhode Island

In Rhode Island, frogs live in swamps and moist, coniferous, and deciduous forests. But they move to wetlands without fish when they breed, like kettle ponds and vernal ponds.

Pickerel frogs are the only ones in Rhode Island known to be poisonous.

Frogs and Toads of Rhode Island

Tree Frogs and Their Allies

• Gray Treefrog
• Spring Peeper

True Frogs

• American Bullfrog
• Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog
• Green Frog
• Northern Leopard Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Wood Frog

True Toads

• Eastern American Toad
• Fowler’s Toad

Spadefoot Toads

• Eastern Spadefoot Toad