Frogs in Arkansas

The state of Arkansas is home to several frog species. In the countryside, it gets difficult to talk over the sounds of various frogs croaking loudly in the evening.

The pickerel frog is Arkansas’ only poisonous frog.

Frogs and Toads of Arkansas

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

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

Tree Frogs and Their Allies

• Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
• Boreal Chorus Frog
• Cajun Chorus Frog
• Cope’s Gray Treefrog
• Gray Tree Frog
• Green Tree Frog
• Illinois Chorus Frog
• Spotted Chorus Frog
• Spring Peeper
• Squirrel Treefrog
• Strecker’s Chorus Frog
• Upland Chorus Frog
• Western Bird-voiced Treefrog

True Frogs

• American Bullfrog
• Coastal Plains Leopard Frog
• Crawfish Frog
• Green Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Plains Leopard Frog
• Wood Frog

True Toads

• American Toad
• Fowler’s Toad
• Gulf Coast Toad
• Rocky Mountain Toad

Spadefoot Toads

• Eastern Spadefoot Toad
• Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad
• Plains Spadefoot Toad