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Forsyth County
UGA Extension Office

Frogs and Toads

a green tree frog sittling on a thick green leafGreen Tree Frog

Forsyth County Master Naturalist Frog Program

There are 32 species of frogs and toads in the state of Georgia and 14 in Forsyth County. Frogs are amphibians. They have permeable skin, live part of their lives in water and part on land,and have gills during one stage of their life cycle. UGA has a great website resource with photos of our native species. 

Frogs and toads are important to us because they are indicators of environmental health, an important link in the food chain as predators and prey, and provide compounds for medicines. Frog populations have been declining since the 1980s because of habitat loss, climate change, disease and other factors. Scientists are concerned about the decline and need our help.Citizen science is a research collaboration between scientists and volunteers. The Forsyth County Master Naturalists have been monitoring frog sites monthly along the greenway for over ten years. In  2025 we started a FrogWatch Chapter, UGA Extension Forsyth County FrogWatch USA. We follow the FrogWatch methodology and enter our data in a national database for anyone to see. We offer classes for FrogWatch and Frogs of Forsyth County and conduct educational walks at libraries and the greenway. Our mission is to provide our citizens with education and hands on experience about the frog species in our county and monitor those populations using FrogWatchUSA protocols.


Which frogs and toads can you expect to find here in Forsyth County?

Eastern Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne carolinesis)

Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii)

Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)

American Toad ( Anaxyrus americanus)

Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)

Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)

Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)

Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)

Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephala)

Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)

Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana)