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Frogs and Toads of Indiana
The following are frogs and toads you might find on a walk in Southern Indiana (but you might want to walk sooner than later!!!)
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American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
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Green Frog (Rana clamitans )
Dorsolateral fold runs 2/3 to ¾ length of body
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Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
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Southern Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephalus
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Pickerel Frog Rana palustrus Dorsolateral fold like leopard but spots are uniform
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Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
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N.Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Tiangle on “neck” / head
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Grey Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor and Hyla chrysoscelis)
Light patch below eye; yellow-orange on inner side of leg
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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
“X” on back
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Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum
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Fowler’s Toad (Bufo fowleri)
Cranial crests contact parotid glands
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American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Amplexus
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Eastern Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus holbrokii
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Southwest and west central IN
Crawfish Frog Rana areolota Southwest and west central IN
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Dorsolateral fold “broken” / fading
Plains Leopard Frog Rana blairi Dorsolateral fold “broken” / fading
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