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Frogs in North Dakota

The quickest way to know which frogs live in North Dakota is to see what people are actually finding. The map below shows recent, verified frogs sightings across North Dakota, and the list beneath it is the frogs recorded most often there lately. Frogs and toads are loudest in spring and early summer, in the evening and after rain, which is when to go listening for them.

Recent research-grade sightings from the iNaturalist community, filtered to frogs across North Dakota.

Frogs seen most often in North Dakota

Ranked by recent research-grade observations. Tap any species Huck has catalogued for how to identify it, its habitat, and its safety notes.

Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
518 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
280 observations
Canadian Toad
Anaxyrus hemiophrys
220 observations
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
112 observations
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
108 observations
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
99 observations
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
8 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
3 observations
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
2 observations · iNaturalist
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
1 observation

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and the ranking reflects where people record wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily common everywhere in North Dakota. Treat this as a live snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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Common questions

What frogs live in North Dakota?

Commonly recorded frogs in North Dakota include Northern Leopard Frog, Woodhouse's Toad, Canadian Toad, Great Plains Toad, Boreal Chorus Frog, based on recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. The full list below is ranked by how often each has been seen lately.

When is the best time to see frogs in North Dakota?

Frogs and toads are loudest in spring and early summer, in the evening and after rain, which is when to go listening for them.. Recent verified sightings across North Dakota are the most reliable guide to what is active right now.

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