South Carolina frogs and toads: ID chart
32 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 South Carolina. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the South Carolina frogs and toads page for photos, range and sources.
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Not stated
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
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Barking tree frogs are found throughout the Coastal Plain of the Southeast, including all of southern and …
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Not stated
Occurs in parts of Louisiana, western Tennessee, southern central Alabama, most of the Florida Panhandle …
Brimley’s Chorus Frog
Pseudacris brimleyi
Not stated
Bullfrog
Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana
Not stated
Common throughout Georgia and South Carolina, inhabiting nearly any aquatic environment.
Carpenter Frog
Rana [Lithobates] virgatipes
Not stated
From New Jersey south to Georgia, it occurs along the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Not stated
Abundant in South Carolina and Georgia, especially within the Piedmont and Mountain regions.
Cuban Treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
Not stated
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Not stated
It occurs throughout the southeastern United States but is absent from high elevations of the Appalachian …
Eastern Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus holbrookii
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In the Southeast, it is most abundant in the Coastal Plain and scattered in the Piedmont, but absent from the …
Fowler’s Toad
Bufo [Anaxyrus] fowleri
Not stated
Distributed across much of the eastern United States, though largely absent from the Coastal Plain of South …
Gopher Frog
Rana [Lithobates] capito
Not stated
Occurs across the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains, from east-central North Carolina south into most of …
Green / Bronze Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Not stated
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
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It occurs throughout the southeastern United States, but is primarily restricted to the Coastal Plain.
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Not stated
Little Grass Frog
Pseudacris ocularis
Not stated
Occurs throughout the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States, from southeastern Virginia through …
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Not stated
Most common in the Southeast Piedmont and Mountain regions, generally replaced by Southern (A. gryllus) …
Oak Toad
Bufo [Anaxyrus] quercicus
Not stated
Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata
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Restricted to the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States, absent from southern peninsular Florida.
Pickerel Frog
Rana [Lithobates] palustris
Not stated
It occurs from the Canadian Maritimes south to the Carolinas and west from Minnesota to Texas.
Pig Frog
Rana [Lithobates] grylio
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It occurs throughout Florida, extending into the Coastal Plain of southern Georgia and southeastern South …
Pine Barrens Treefrog
Hyla andersonii
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It occurs in three disjunct populations: the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, the Sandhills of southern North …
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla femoralis
Not stated
River Frog
Rana [Lithobates] hecksheri
Not stated
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Not stated
Distributed across the southeastern United States, from Florida northward through the Coastal Plain of …
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Not stated
Occurs primarily in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States, where it generally replaces the …
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana [Lithobates] sphenocephala
Not stated
Widespread throughout the Southeast, including Georgia and South Carolina.
Southern Toad
Bufo [Anaxyrus] terrestris
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Occurs throughout the Southeast below the Fall Line, from southeastern Virginia south through Florida and …
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Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
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Common throughout the Southeast Coastal Plain, including South Carolina and Georgia.
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Not stated
It occurs across much of the eastern United States, but in the Southeast, it is most common in the Piedmont …
Wood Frog
Rana [Lithobates] sylvatica
Not stated
It is restricted to the Appalachian Mountains of northern Georgia and northwestern South Carolina.
A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) (University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory); Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa) (University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory); Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca) (University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory); Brimley’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi) (University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory); Bullfrog (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana) (University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory); Carpenter Frog (Rana [Lithobates] virgatipes) (University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory); and others listed on the web page. stateswildlife.com/south-carolina/frogs-toads/