for routes in St. Bernard & Plaquemines parishes
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) cinereus
H, LS, LN
South and North of Lake Pontchartrain
Photo Credit (second photo): James W. Beck
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) chrysoscelis
H, LS, LN
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
This species has color variants.
The two species of gray treefrog can easily be differentiated by their vocalizations. They are impossible to separate on pattern.
Photo Credit (both photos): Jim Grice
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) avivocus
H, LS, LN
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
Photo Credit (above photo): Aimée K. Thomas
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
LS, LN
North of Lake Pontchartrain
This species has the same variation and color pattern seen in the Northern Cricket Frog.
Photo Credit: Rue McNeill
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
H, LS
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
H, LS, LN
South & North of Lake Pontchartrain
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
H, LS, LN
North of Lake Pontchartrain; formerly south of Lake Pontchartrain
Photo Credit: Chuck B.