Kansas frogs and toads: ID chart
22 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 Kansas. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Kansas frogs and toads page for photos, range and sources.
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American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Non-venomous
Occurs throughout much of the eastern third of Kansas, primarily east of the Flint Hills …
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Non-venomous
Abundant throughout the eastern two-thirds of Kansas along the level muddy or gravel, sparsely vegetated …
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Non-venomous
Found statewide except for the extreme southwestern corner.
Chihuahuan Green Toad
Anaxyrus debilis
Non-venomous
The Chihuahuan Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) is currently restricted to rangeland and canyon systems above …
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Non-venomous
Found throughout the forested regions of the eastern third of Kansas …
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
Non-venomous
This taxon is known from the Neosho, Marais des Cygnes, and northern Verdigris drainages, where they inhabit …
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Non-venomous
This small frog is known only from the extreme southeastern Cherokee County within the Spring River drainage …
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Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Non-venomous
Specimens are known from Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, and Crawford counties in southeast Kansas …
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
Non-venomous
Found throughout the forested regions of the eastern third of Kansas …
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Non-venomous
Occurs throughout western Kansas, extending eastward to the edge of the Flint Hills …
North American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Non-venomous
Found throughout Kansas but appreciably less common and confined to riparian areas (and nearby impoundments) …
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North American Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Non-venomous
This frog is known from the Spring River and its tributaries in Cherokee County …
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Non-venomous
Known from the Spring River drainage in Crawford and Cherokee counties …
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Non-venomous
Found nearly statewide, except the extreme southeastern corner.
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
Non-venomous
The Plains Spadefoot is found in western Kansas to the edge of the Flint Hills, and east along the floodplain …
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
Non-venomous
The occurrence of this species has been documented in western Barber County and extreme southeastern Comanche …
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Non-venomous
Found throughout much of the eastern third of Kansas, generally south of the Kansas River and east of the …
Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris clarkii
Non-venomous
South-central portions of the state …
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Non-venomous
In Kansas, this species is confined to the eastern border south of Johnson County …
Strecker's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri
Non-venomous
They can be found in south-central Kansas through Oklahoma and into eastern Texas, east into western …
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
Non-venomous
Known from the eastern three-fourths of the state, apparently avoiding much of the Western Plains …
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Non-venomous
Common throughout all but extreme southeast Kansas where they are gradually replaced by Fowler's Toads (Bufo …
A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: ANURA - Frogs (KHA species accounts list) (Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University); A Pocket Guide to Kansas Amphibians, Turtles and Lizards (Taggart & Riedle) (Great Plains Nature Center (cooperative project of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and City of Wichita); published by the Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center); KHA species account: American Toad (Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University); KHA species account: Great Plains Toad (Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University); KHA species account: Chihuahuan Green Toad (Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University); KHA species account: Fowler's Toad (Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University); and others listed on the web page. stateswildlife.com/kansas/frogs-toads/