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Amphibians of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of frogs, toads and salamanders reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

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American Toad ¹
Anaxyrus americanus

Fowler's Toad ²
Anaxyrus fowleri

Oak Toad ³
Anaxyrus quercicus

Southern Toad ⁴
Anaxyrus terrestris

Gulf Coast Toad ⁵
Incilius nebulifer

Pine Barrens Treefrog ⁶
Hyla andersonii

Bird-voiced Tree Frog ⁷
Hyla avivoca

Cope's Gray Tree Frog ²
Hyla chrysoscelis

Green Tree Frog ⁸
Hyla cinerea

Pine Woods Tree Frog ³
Hyla femoralis

Barking Tree Frog ⁹
Hyla gratiosa

Squirrel Tree Frog ³
Hyla squirella

Northern Cricket Frog ¹⁰
Acris crepitans

Southern Cricket Frog ²
Acris gryllus

Mountain Chorus Frog ¹¹
Pseudacris brachyphona

Spring Peeper ⁹
Pseudacris crucifer

Upland Chorus Frog ²
Pseudacris feriarum

Southern Chorus Frog ³
Pseudacris nigrita

Little Grass Frog ⁹
Pseudacris ocularis

Ornate Chorus Frog ⁷
Pseudacris ornata

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad ²
Gastrophryne carolinensis

Gopher Frog ¹²
Lithobates capito

American Bullfrog ¹³
Lithobates catesbeianus

Green Frog ¹⁴
Lithobates clamitans

Pig Frog ¹⁵
Lithobates grylio

River Frog ¹⁵
Lithobates heckscheri

Pickerel Frog ¹⁶
Lithobates palustris

Dusky Gopher Frog ¹⁷
Lithobates sevosus

Southern Leopard Frog ¹⁸
Lithobates sphenocephalus

Wood Frog ¹⁹
Lithobates sylvaticus

Eastern Spadefoot ²⁰
Scaphiopus holbrookii

Greenhouse Frog ²¹
Eleutherodactylus planirostris

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Amphibians of Alabama

American Toad 1 Anaxyrus americanus

Fowler's Toad 2 Anaxyrus fowleri

Oak Toad 3 Anaxyrus quercicus

Southern Toad 4 Anaxyrus terrestris

Gulf Coast Toad 5 Incilius nebulifer

Pine Barrens Treefrog 6 Hyla andersonii

Bird-voiced Tree Frog 7 Hyla avivoca

Cope's Gray Tree Frog 2 Hyla chrysoscelis

Green Tree Frog 8 Hyla cinerea

Pine Woods Tree Frog 3 Hyla femoralis

Barking Tree Frog 9 Hyla gratiosa

Squirrel Tree Frog 3 Hyla squirella

Northern Cricket Frog 10 Acris crepitans

Southern Cricket Frog 2 Acris gryllus

Mountain Chorus Frog 11 Pseudacris brachyphona

Spring Peeper 9 Pseudacris crucifer

Upland Chorus Frog 2 Pseudacris feriarum

Southern Chorus Frog 3 Pseudacris nigrita

Little Grass Frog 9 Pseudacris ocularis

Ornate Chorus Frog 7 Pseudacris ornata

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 2 Gastrophryne carolinensis

Gopher Frog 12 Lithobates capito

American Bullfrog 13 Lithobates catesbeianus

Green Frog 14 Lithobates clamitans

Pig Frog 15 Lithobates grylio

River Frog 15 Lithobates heckscheri

Pickerel Frog 16 Lithobates palustris

Dusky Gopher Frog 17 Lithobates sevosus

Southern Leopard Frog 18 Lithobates sphenocephalus

Wood Frog 19 Lithobates sylvaticus

Eastern Spadefoot 20 Scaphiopus holbrookii

Greenhouse Frog 21 Eleutherodactylus planirostris