Frogs in South Carolina

With over 683 miles of lakes in the state, South Carolina is home to various frogs.

Pickerel frogs are the only ones in South Carolina known to be poisonous.

Frogs and Toads of South Carolina

Rain Frogs

• Greenhouse Frog

Narrow-mouthed Frogs (called toads due to terrestrial behavior)

• Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Tree Frogs and Their Allies

• American Green Treefrog
• Barking Treefrog
• Bird-voiced Treefrog
• Brimley’s Chorus Frog
• Cope’s Gray Treefrog
• Little Grass Frog
• Mountain Chorus Frog
• Northern Cricket Frog
• Ornate Chorus Frog
• Pine Barrens Treefrog
• Pine Woods Treefrog
• Southern Chorus Frog
• Southern Cricket Frog
• Spring Peeper
• Squirrel Treefrog
• Upland Chorus Frog

True Frogs

• American Bullfrog
• Carpenter Frog
• Gopher Frog
• Green Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Pig Frog
• River Frog
• Southern Leopard Frog
• Wood Frog

True Toads

• American Toad
• Fowler’s Toad
• Oak Toad
• Southern Toad

Spadefoot Toads

• Eastern Spadefoot Toad