Meet the Amphibians of Everglades National Park!
Hop into the soggy world of the Everglades, where slippery frogs croak in the marshes, elusive salamanders slink through the muck, and tiny toads hide in the grass. With 17 amphibian species, this park is a wet wonderland of slimy stars. Dive into some of the standout residents below and uncover their Everglades tales!
(Key: 🟥 = Federally Endangered (E), 🟧 = Federally Threatened (T), 🟪 = Invasive/Exotic (I), ❓ = Unknown (U), 🟩 = Common (C))
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Status |
Everglades Spotlight |
| Order Anura (Frogs & Toads) |
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| Florida cricket frog |
Acris gryllus |
🟩 C |
A tiny chirper hopping like a cricket through the grass. |
| Oak toad |
Bufo quercicus |
🟩 C |
A pint-sized toad croaking under the park’s oaks. |
| Southern toad |
Bufo terrestris |
🟩 C |
A warty wanderer belting out a loud trill in the night. |
| Greenhouse frog |
Eleutherodactylus planirostris |
🟪 I |
A tiny invader from Cuba, chirping from the leaf litter. |
| Eastern narrow-mouth toad |
Gastrophryne carolinensis |
🟩 C |
A pointy-nosed hider bleating like a sheep in the mud. |
| Green treefrog |
Hyla cinerea |
🟩 C |
A lime-green climber sticking to leaves with a loud bark. |
| Squirrel treefrog |
Hyla squirella |
🟩 C |
A color-changing trickster chattering like a squirrel. |
| Cuban treefrog |
Osteopilus septentrionalis |
🟪 I |
A big, bold invader croaking from the treetops. |
| Florida chorus frog |
Pseudacris nigrata |
🟩 C |
A chorus crooner singing in harmony after the rain. |
| Little grass frog |
Pseudacris ocularis |
🟩 C |
A mini maestro with a high-pitched peep in the grass. |
| Pig frog |
Rana grylio |
🟩 C |
A grunting giant oinking like a pig in the swamps. |
| Southern leopard frog |
Rana sphenocephala |
🟩 C |
A spotted leaper hopping through the wetlands with a chuckle. |
| Eastern spadefoot toad |
Scaphiopus holbrookii |
❓ U |
A mysterious digger burrowing into the park’s sandy secrets. |
| Order Caudata (Salamanders & Newts) |
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| Two-toed amphiuma |
Amphiuma means |
🟩 C |
An eel-like swimmer slithering through the water with two tiny toes. |
| Peninsula newt |
Notophthalmus viridescens |
🟩 C |
A bright orange wanderer darting through the park’s pools. |
| Everglades dwarf siren |
Pseudobranchus axanthus |
🟩 C |
A tiny, gilled eel hiding in the Everglades’ shallow waters. |
| Greater siren |
Siren lacertina |
🟩 C |
A long, slimy siren wailing its eerie call in the night. |
Sources: Meshaka, W.E., Loftus, W.F., and Steiner, T. (2000) The Herpetofauna of Everglades National Park. Florida Scientist, 63(2)84-103; Steiner, T., and Loftus, W.F. (1991) Amphibians & Reptiles of Everglades National Park. Miami: Everglades Association.
