Ohio frogs and toads: ID chart
15 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 Ohio. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Ohio frogs and toads page for photos, range and sources.
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
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American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
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Blanchard's Cricket Frogs are generally restricted to the western two-thirds of Ohio where they inhabit the …
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
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While the Gray Treefrog is found throughout Ohio, Cope’s Gray Treefrog is restricted to the southern …
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
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It is exceptionally rare, and is known to occur in Athens, Coshocton, Law- rence, Meigs, Morgan, Scioto …
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
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Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
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While the Gray Treefrog is found throughout Ohio, Cope’s Gray Treefrog is restricted to the southern …
Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris brachyphona
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This is a woodland species which occurs in Ohio only in the southeastern hill country, often some distance …
Northern Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans melanota
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Southern Leopard Frog
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Southern Leopard Frogs have been documented in Athens and Lawrence Counties in the 1960s and Scioto County in …
Western Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata
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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 Ohio Field Guide (Publication 5348) (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife). stateswildlife.com/ohio/frogs-toads/