Hawaii frogs and toads: ID chart

14 frogs and toads. Last checked November 3, 2026.

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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 Hawaii. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Hawaii frogs and toads page for photos, range and sources.

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not stated

Black-spotted Frog

Pelophylax nigromaculatus

Not stated

No confirmed photo of California Toad

California Toad

Anaxyrus boreas halophilus

Not stated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Not stated

Bishop Museum: widely distributed in lowlands of all main islands except Lana'i

Coqui

Eleutherodactylus coqui

Not stated

No confirmed photo of European Toad

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Green and Black Poison Dart Frog

Green and Black Poison Dart Frog

Dendrobates auratus

Not stated

Green and Golden Bell Frog

Ranoidea aurea

Not stated

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Not stated

Greenhouse Frog

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Japanese Wrinkled Frog

Japanese Wrinkled Frog

Glandirana rugosa

Not stated

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Not stated

Northern Red-legged Frog

Rana aurora

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog

Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog

Dendrobates leucomelas

Not stated

A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: NAS Species List: Amphibians, Hawaii (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) database); Good Guys & Bad Guys card: Cane Toad (Bishop Museum); Coqui frog (invasive species profile) (Hawaii DLNR). stateswildlife.com/hawaii/frogs-toads/