A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Names: Pseudacris brachyphona
Classification: Nongame species-State listed as Special Concern
Range: Rare; Extreme southwest corner of state (blue)
Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) quercicus
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found only in Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Pseudacris ornata
Classification: Nongame species-State Listed as Endangered
Range: Southern Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Rana palustris
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Abundant (green)
Scientific Names: Hyla andersonii
Classification: Nongame species; State-listed as Threatened; N.C. Natural Heritage Program-Significantly Rare. Official State Frog of NC.
Range: Pine forests, sandhills of south-central NC (blue)
Scientific Names: Hyla femoralis
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Lithobates heckscheri
Classification: Nongame species
Range: State Listed as Endangered
Scientific Name: Pseudacris nigrita
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Rana sphenocephala
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Abundant (blue)
Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) terrestris
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Common throughout Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found statewide (except Outer Banks)
Scientific Names: Hyla squirella
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found primarily in Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Pseudacris feriarum
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Most common in Piedmont; rarer in the mountains and Coastal Plain (blue)
Scientific Name: Rana sylvatica
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Western NC with exception of population in Hyde, Tyrrell counties (blue)