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View down the stream at McCormick's Creek, Indiana's oldest state park. The creek was a bi
FIELD GUIDES

Indiana Frogs & Toads Field Guide 

Frogs & Toads of Indiana

From the spring peeper's chorus on a March evening to the deep jug-o-rum of the American bullfrog, Indiana's 17 species of frogs and toads fill wetlands with sound. With permeable skin that absorbs whatever is in their environment, they're sensitive indicators of ecosystem health — which is why HHS helps track them through frog-call surveys. Use the guide below to identify Indiana's frogs and toads by appearance, call, and habitat.

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeiana

3 ½ - 7 inches

Common

Cope's Gray Treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

1 ½ - 2 ½ inches

Common

Eastern Spadefoot

Scaphiopus holbrookii

1 ¾ - 2 ¼ inches

Uncommon

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

2 ¼ - 3 ½ inches

Common

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

1 ¾ - 3 inches

Somewhat common

Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

¾ - 1 ¼ inches

Common, statewide

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

2 – 3 ½ inches

Common, statewide

Crawfish Frog

Lithobates areolatus

2 ½ - 3 inches

State Endangered

Fowler's Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

2 – 3 inches

Common, statewide

Green Treefrog

Hyla cinerea

1 ¼ - 2 ½ inches

Uncommon

Plains Leopard Frog

Lithobates blairi

2 – 3 ¾ inches

Uncommon

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvatica

1 ½ – 3 inches

Common but not commonly encountered

Chorus Frog

Pseudacris triseriata/maculata

¾ - 1 ½ inches

Common, statewide

Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

¾ - 1 ¼ inches

Common in central and southern Indiana but uncommon in the north

Gray Treefrog

Hyla versicolor

1 ½ - 2 ½ inches

Common

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

2 – 3 ½ inches

Somewhat common

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephala

2 – 3 ½ inches

Somewhat common

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