Frogs in Louisiana

With all the marshlands and swamps in the state, Louisiana is home to quite a diverse selection of frogs.

The pickerel frog is Louisiana’s only poisonous frog.

Frogs and Toads of Louisiana

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

• Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Rain Frogs

• Greenhouse Frog
• Rio Grande Chirping Frog

Tree Frogs and Their Allies

• American Green Treefrog
• Barking Treefrog
• Bird-Voiced Treefrog
• Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
• Cajun Chorus Frog
• Cope’s Gray Treefrog
• Cuban Treefrog
• Gray Treefrog
• Northern Cricket Frog
• Ornate Chorus Frog
• Pine Woods Treefrog
• Southern Cricket Frog
• Spring Peeper
• Squirrel Treefrog
• Strecker’s Chorus Frog

True Frogs

• American Bullfrog
• Bronze Frog
• Dusky Gopher Frog
• Green Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Pig Frog
• Southern Crawfish Frog
• Southern Leopard Frog

True Toads

• American Toad
• Fowler’s Toad
• Gulf Coast Toad
• Oak Toad
• Southern Toad

Spadefoot Toads

• Eastern Spadefoot Toad
• Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad