New Jersey frogs and toads: ID chart
19 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 New Jersey. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the New Jersey frogs and toads page for photos, range and sources.
American Toad
Bufo americanus
Not stated
All of Northern Region except southern Monmouth County.
Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
Not stated
Entire state.
Carpenter Frog
Rana virgatipes
Not stated
All of Southern Region, except northern Salem, and western Camden and Gloucester Counties and the Cape May …
Eastern Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus h. holbrookii
Not stated
Entire state.
Fowler’s Toad
Bufo woodhousii fowleri
Not stated
Entire state.
Green Frog
Rana clamitans melanota
Not stated
Entire state.
Mid-Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog
Lithobates kauffeldi
Not stated
New Jersey Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata kalmi
Not stated
All of Southern Region.
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris c. crepitans
Not stated
Entire state.
Northern Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Not stated
Entire state.
Northern Spring Peeper
Hyla c. crucifer
Not stated
Entire state.
Pine Barrens Treefrog
Hyla andersonii
Not stated
Burlington, Ocean, Atlantic, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in the Southern Region: primarily restricted to …
Southern Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Not stated
Cape May and southern Cumberland, Ocean, and Atlantic Counties in the Southern Region.
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana spenocephala
Not stated
Entire state.
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata feriarum
Not stated
Northern Region: Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris, northwestern Bergen, and western Somerset and Passaic …
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A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Amphibians of New Jersey (checklist) (NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife); Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey: Toads and Frogs (NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife, ENSP); New Jersey's Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species (NJDEP Fish & Wildlife, ENSP). stateswildlife.com/new-jersey/frogs-toads/