Amphibians - Frogs and Toads
Southern Cricket Frog Scientific Name:
Acris gryllus (Hylidae)
Oak Toad Scientific Name:
Anaxyrus quercicus (Bufonidae)
Southern Toad Scientific Name:
Anaxyrus terrestris (Bufonidae)
Greenhouse Frog Scientific Name:
Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Eleutherodactylidae)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed toad Scientific Name:
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Microhylidae)
Green Tree Frog Scientific Name:
Hyla cinerea (Hylidae)
Pinewoods Tree Frog Scientific Name:
Hyla femoralis (Hylidae)
Barking Tree Frog Scientific Name:
Hyla gratiosa (Hylidae)
Squirrel Tree Frog Scientific Name:
Hyla squirella (Hylidae)
Eastern Spadefoot Scientific Name:
Leptobrachium holbrookii (Scaphiopodidae)
Gopher Frog Scientific Name:
Lithobates capito (Ranidae)
Pig Frog Scientific Name:
Lithobates grylio (Ranidae)
Southern Leopard Frog Scientific Name:
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Ranidae)
Cuban Tree Frog Diet:
algae & tadpoles (larvae), insects, small frogs, lizards, snakes, small mammals (adults)
Pig Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), crayfish (adults)
Barking Tree Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Green Tree Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Little Grass Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Oak Toad Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Pinewoods Tree Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Southern Chorus Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Southern Cricket Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Southern Toad Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Squirrel Tree Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects (adults)
Gopher Frog Diet:
algae (larvae), insects and frogs (adults)
Eastern Spadefoot Diet:
algae (larvae), insects and worms (adults)
Cane Toad Diet:
algae and frog eggs (larvae), reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, dead material(adults)
Southern Leopard Frog Diet:
algae/plants (larvae), insects (adults)
Greenhouse Frog Diet:
ants, spiders, worms (adults)
Cuban Tree Frog Habitat:
disturbed habitat, throughout Florida (not native, from Cuba)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed toad Diet:
filter feed plankton (larvae), ants (adults)
Greenhouse Frog Habitat:
forested habitats and disturbed habitats (gardens, dumps, etc..), throughout Florida (not native, from Cuba)
Little Grass Frog Habitat:
grassy areas near ponds or bogs, throughout Florida
Eastern Narrow-mouthed toad Habitat:
in any habitat near a water source, throughout Florida
Cuban Tree Frog Description:
large (to 13 cm), brown with mottled pattern, bulging eyes, bands on legs, large toe pads
Pig Frog Description:
large (to 15 cm), green/brown w/o large spots, pointed snout, dark bands on rear thigh, large tympanum, complete webbing of hind feet
Southern Leopard Frog Description:
large (to 8 cm), green/brown with large black spots, distinct dorsolateral folds, light spot on tympanum
Gopher Frog Description:
large (to 8 cm), stout body (similar to toad), irregular dark markings on lighter body, spotted belly
Southern Cricket Frog Life History:
may breed year-round, rarely climbs but will seek refuge under dead leaves and logs
Eastern Spadefoot Description:
medium (to 5 cm), distinct tympanium, small paratoidgland, small tubercles over body, yellow lines extend from eyes, spade-like projection on feet
Green Tree Frog Description:
medium (to 5 cm), slender with light stripe on side of body
Southern Toad Description:
medium (to 7 cm), prominent ridges and knobs on head, may have light mid-dorsal stripe
Barking Tree Frog Description:
medium (up to 6.5 cm), stout body with circular dorsal spots, white belly
Squirrel Tree Frog Habitat:
open forests and disturbed habitats, throughout Florida
Cane Toad Habitat:
open grasslands, disturbed habitats near water, south Florida (to Tampa) (not native, from Central America)
Pig Frog Habitat:
permanent bodies of water, throughout Florida
Southern Leopard Frog Habitat:
permanent bodies of water, throughout Florida (can enter brackish water)
Eastern Spadefoot Habitat:
pine flatwoods, scrub, oak hammocks (sandy forests), throughout Florida (not in everglades)
Oak Toad Habitat:
pine flatwoods, throughout Florida
Southern Chorus Frog Habitat:
pine flatwoods, throughout Florida
Pinewoods Tree Frog Habitat:
pine flatwoods, throughout Florida (not in everglades)
Southern Toad Habitat:
sandy soils: pine forest and coastal scrub, throughout Florida
Gopher Frog Habitat:
sandy upland habitat, throughout most of Florida (not found in south Florida)
Southern Chorus Frog Description:
small (2.5 cm), black stripe through snout, three rows of black spots on back, white stripe on upper lip
Oak Toad Description:
small (to 2.5 cm), gray/brown with conspicuous white mid-dorsal stripe, red tubercles on underside of digits
Eastern Narrow-mouthed toad Description:
small (to 2.5 cm), stocky with small and pointed head, belly strongly mottled
Greenhouse Frog Description:
small (to 3 cm), brown with reddish tones to skin, white belly, may have longitudinal stripes or mottling
Squirrel Tree Frog Description:
small (to 3 cm), variable color from brown to yellow to green, may have partial bar between eyes
Pinewoods Tree Frog Description:
small (to 4 cm), brown with dark spots, yellow/orange spots on rear thigh
Eastern Spadefoot Life History:
spade used to dig burrow where they can spend weeks at a time, breeds spring through summer in temporary pools formed from rain events, short larval stage
Barking Tree Frog Habitat:
swamps, wetlands in pine flatwoods, throughout Florida (not in everglades)
Cane Toad Description:
very large (to 15 cm), prominent paratoid gland, very warty
Little Grass Frog Description:
very small (2.0 cm), solid brown with black stripe through snout
Pig Frog Life History:
very territorial during breeding, breeds from spring through summer, mating call: pig-like grunts
Southern Cricket Frog Description:
warty body with triangular spot between eyes, narrow black stripe on rear thigh
Green Tree Frog Habitat:
wetlands (swamps, lakes, streams, marshes), throughout Florida
Cane Toad Scientific Name:
Rhinella marinus (Bufonidae)
Cuban Tree Frog Scientific Name:
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Hylidae)
Southern Chorus Frog Scientific Name:
Pseudacris nigrita (Hylidae)
Little Grass Frog Scientific Name:
Pseudacris ocularis (Hylidae)
Southern Cricket Frog Habitat:
bogs and ponds, throughout Florida
Southern Chorus Frog Life History:
breeds fall through spring, eggs deposited on leaves/stems/branches in shallow water
Cuban Tree Frog Life History:
breeds from early spring through fall, secrete toxin that may irritate humans
Pinewoods Tree Frog Life History:
breeds from spring through summer, males often call before dark (begin early)
Squirrel Tree Frog Life History:
breeds from spring through summer, may overwinter in large groups under rotting logs, rapid color change
Barking Tree Frog Life History:
breeds from spring through summer, rarely intrees, refuge in low shrubs or burrows
Green Tree Frog Life History:
breeds from spring through summer, seeks refuge on vertical surfaces (natural & artificial)
Little Grass Frog Life History:
breeds in late spring through early summer, can jump 20x body size
Oak Toad Life History:
breeds in spring through summer, forage during the day
Greenhouse Frog Life History:
breeds in summer, direct development from eggs deposited on land
Southern Toad Life History:
breeds in summer, forages at night and can move large distances
Cane Toad Life History:
breeds in summer, paratoid gland produces toxin deadly to many organisms (has caused human deaths), unlike other frogs they search for food using olfaction and vision (other frogs use only vision)
Southern Leopard Frog Life History:
breeds in winter through early spring, again in late summer to early fall, males smaller than females
Gopher Frog Life History:
breeds late winter through spring, nocturnal with daytime spent in burrows of other animals (i.e. gopher tortoises)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed toad Life History:
breeds spring through summer in temporary pools formed from rain events, short larval stage, nocturnal (burrows during the day)