States Wildlife

West Virginia frogs and toads: ID chart

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

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

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Eastern American Toad

Eastern American Toad

Anaxyrus a. americanus

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Eastern Cricket Frog

Eastern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

Not stated

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

Eastern Spadefoot

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Not stated

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

Fowler’s Toad

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

Lithobates clamitans

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Mountain Chorus Frog

Mountain Chorus Frog

Pseudacris brachyphona

Not stated

Northern Leopard Frog
Photo: Colin Croft · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Not stated

Pickerel Frog
Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Not stated

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

Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Upland Chorus Frog

Upland Chorus Frog

Pseudacris feriarum

Not stated

Wood Frog
Photo: Jackson Kusack · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

Not stated

A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Amphibians & Reptiles (WVDNR). stateswildlife.com/west-virginia/frogs-toads/