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Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
H, LS, LN
Statewide
Photo Credit: Amy LeGaux
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
H, LS, LN
Southern and coastal Louisiana
Bronze Frog
Lithobates clamitans
H, LS, LN
Statewide
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
H, LS, LN
Statewide
Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
H, LS, LN
Statewide
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
H, LS, LN
South of Lake Pontchartrain
Originally found in New Orleans, now spreading to other parishes.
Photo Credit (second photo): James W. Beck
Cuban Treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
H
Occasional specimens arrive on plants from Florida; the first breeding population occurred in the Fly behind Audubon Zoo (2017).
Photo Credit: D. Heckhard
Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris fouquettei
H, LS, LN
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
H, LS, LN
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) squirellus
H, LS, LN
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
This species is green when breeding, and shades of brown when otherwise active.