for routes north of Lake Pontchartrain
Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata
LN
North of Lake; not found in Louisiana since 1965
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.
Barking Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) gratiosus
H, LN
North of Lake Pontchartrain
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) cinereus
H, LS, LN
South and North of Lake Pontchartrain
Photo Credit (second photo): James W. Beck
Pinewoods Treefrog
Dryophytes (Hyla) femoralis
H, LN
North of Lake Pontchartrain
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