Frogs and Toads of SC and GA

Click on the scientific names below for a description and picture of the species.

Family Bufonidae (Toads)
American Toad (Bufo americanus) Fowler’s Toad (Bufo fowleri) Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus) Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris)
Family Pelobatidae (Spadefoot Toads)
Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii)
Family Microhylidae (Narrowmouth Toads)
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Family Hylidae (Treefrogs)
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus) Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca) Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) Pine Woods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis) Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa) Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) Pine Barrens Treefrog (Hyla andersonii) Mountain Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brachyphona) Brimley’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi) Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) Southern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita) Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis) Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)


Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
Gopher Frog (Rana capito) Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Green/Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans) Pig Frog (Rana grylio) River Frog (Rana hecksheri) Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Carpenter Frog (Rana virgatipes)
Family Leptodactylidae
Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) - Introduced

When you've studied the families listed above,
you can test your ability to identify
calling frogs and toads by listening to
these choruses recorded on the Savannah River Site.

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