The state of Arkansas is home to several frog species. In the countryside, it gets difficult to talk over the sounds of various frogs croaking loudly in the evening.
The pickerel frog is Arkansas’ only poisonous frog.
Frogs and Toads of Arkansas
Narrow-mouthed Frogs (called toads due to terrestrial behavior)
- Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
- Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Tree Frogs and Their Allies
- Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
- Boreal Chorus Frog
- Cajun Chorus Frog
- Cope’s Gray Treefrog
- Gray Tree Frog
- Green Tree Frog
- Illinois Chorus Frog
- Spotted Chorus Frog
- Spring Peeper
- Squirrel Treefrog
- Strecker’s Chorus Frog
- Upland Chorus Frog
- Western Bird-voiced Treefrog
True Frogs
- American Bullfrog
- Coastal Plains Leopard Frog
- Crawfish Frog
- Green Frog
- Pickerel Frog
- Plains Leopard Frog
- Wood Frog
True Toads
- American Toad
- Fowler’s Toad
- Gulf Coast Toad
- Rocky Mountain Toad
Spadefoot Toads
- Eastern Spadefoot Toad
- Hurter’s Spadefoot Toad
- Plains Spadefoot Toad
Biggest Frog in Arkansas: American Bullfrog
Small Frogs in Arkansas: Blanchard’s Cricket Frog, Spring Peeper