Frogs in Tennessee

The state of Tennessee is home to several species of frog, which thrive in the humid subtropical climate.

Tennessee has only a single poisonous frog – the pickerel frog.

Frogs and Toads of Tennessee

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

• Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Tree Frogs and Their Allies

• American Green Treefrog
• Barking Treefrog
• Bird-voiced Treefrog
• Cope’s Gray Treefrog
• Gray Treefrog
• Mountain Chorus Frog
• Northern Cricket Frog
• Southern Cricket Frog
• Spring Peeper
• Upland Chorus Frog

True Frogs

• American Bullfrog
• Crawfish Frog
• Gopher Frog
• Green Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Southern Leopard Frog
• Wood Frog

True Toads

• American Toad
• Fowler’s Toad

Spadefoot Toads

• Eastern Spadefoot Toad