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Mississippi frogs and toads: ID chart

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

American Bullfrog
Photo: Paul Danese · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Not stated

Barking Treefrog
Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Barking Treefrog

Hyla gratiosa

Not stated

Bronze Frog
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bronze Frog

Rana clamitans clamitans

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Cajun Chorus Frog

Cajun Chorus Frog

Pseudacris fouquettei

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Cope’s Gray treefrog

Cope’s Gray treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

Not stated

Crawfish Frog
Photo: Alex · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Crawfish Frog

Rana areolata

Not stated

Dwarf American Toad
Photo: User:Rstanton13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Dwarf American Toad

Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus charlesmithi

Not stated

Eastern American Toad
Photo: User:Rstanton13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Eastern American Toad

Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus americanus

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Eastern Spadefoot

Eastern Spadefoot

Scaphiopus holbrooki

Not stated

Fowler’s Toad
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Fowler’s Toad

Bufo (Anaxyrus) fowleri

Not stated

Gray Treefrog
Photo: Erik Schiff · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Gray Treefrog

Hyla versicolor

Not stated

Green Frog
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Green Frog

Rana clamitans melanota

Not stated

Green Treefrog
Photo: lightbed · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Green Treefrog

Hyla cinerea

Not stated

Greenhouse Frog
Photo: Rachel Crane · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Greenhouse Frog

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Not stated

Gulf Coast Toad
Photo: Audrey Witherington · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Gulf Coast Toad

Bufo (Ollotis) nebulifer

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Mississippi Gopher Frog

Mississippi Gopher Frog

Rana sevosa

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Mountain Chorus Frog

Mountain Chorus Frog

Pseudacris brachyphona

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Northern Cricket Frog

Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans crepitans

Not stated

Northern Spring Peeper
Photo: Christine Young · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Northern Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer crucifer

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Oak Toad

Oak Toad

Bufo (Anaxyrus) quercicus

Not stated

Ornate Chorus Frog
Photo: Scott Allen Davis · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Ornate Chorus Frog

Pseudacris ornata

Not stated

Pickerel Frog
Photo: Ken Clark · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Pickerel Frog

Rana palustris

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Pig Frog

Pig Frog

Rana grylio

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Pine Woods Treefrog

Pine Woods Treefrog

Hyla femoralis

Not stated

No confirmed photo of River Frog

River Frog

Rana heckscheri

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Southeastern Chorus Frog

Southeastern Chorus Frog

Pseudacris feriarum

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Southern Chorus Frog

Southern Chorus Frog

Pseudacris nigrita

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Southern Cricket Frog

Southern Cricket Frog

Acris gryllus gryllus

Not stated

Southern Leopard Frog
Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

Southern Leopard Frog

Rana sphenocephala utricularia

Not stated

Southern Toad
Photo: Rstanton13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Southern Toad

Bufo (Anaxyrus) terrestris

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Squirrel Treefrog

Squirrel Treefrog

Hyla squirella

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Western Bird-voiced Treefrog

Western Bird-voiced Treefrog

Hyla avivoca avivoca

Not stated

A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Mississippi Amphibians and Reptiles (Mississippi Herpetology Checklist), Revised 2012 (MDWFP). stateswildlife.com/mississippi/frogs-toads/