Arkansas frogs and toads: ID chart
26 frogs and toads. Last checked November 3, 2026.
The frogs and toads are listed from A to Z, each with a photo where we have one and a short note on where it lives in Arkansas. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Arkansas frogs and toads page for photos, range and sources.
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Dryophytes avivoca
Not stated
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans blanchardi
Not stated
Hot Springs National Park; Buffalo National River
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Not stated
Bronze Frog
Rana clamitans clamitans
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
Not stated
Hot Springs National Park; Buffalo National River
Cuban Treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
Not stated
Dwarf American Toad
Bufo americanus charlesmithi
Not stated
Hot Springs National Park; Buffalo National River
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Not stated
Hot Springs National Park
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Not stated
Fowler's Toad
Bufo fowleri
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Green Frog
Rana clamitans melanota
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Not stated
Hot Springs National Park
Hurter's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus hurterii
Not stated
Illinois Chorus Frog
Pseudacris illinoensis
Not stated
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans crepitans
Not stated
Hot Springs National Park
Northern Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Pickerel Frog
Rana palustris
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
Not stated
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana sphenocephala
Not stated
Buffalo National River; Hot Springs National Park
Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus
Not stated
Strecker's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri
Not stated
Western Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata
Not stated
Buffalo National River
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
Not stated
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A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: 2025 Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan, Chapter 2: Species of Greatest Conservation Need (AGFC); Amphibians - Hot Springs National Park (National Park Service); Amphibians - Buffalo National River (National Park Service); Table 1. Species Expected and Abundance by Taxonomy (Buffalo National River spreadsheet; text strings extracted) (National Park Service); Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: species list for Arkansas (US Geological Survey). stateswildlife.com/arkansas/frogs-toads/