Georgia tree frogs. The cuban treefrog is considered an invasive tree frog within the state of georgia. The southern cricket frog has a more. Georgia state amphibian green tree frog hyla cinerea adopted on may 9 2005.
Cricket frogs acris northern cricket frog acris crepitans southern cricket frog acris gryllus the cricket frogs look really similar but theres a few ways to tell them apart. Family bufonidae toads american toad bufo anaxyrus americanus fowlers toad bufo anaxyrus fowleri. The state of georgia is home to 85 different species of amphibians which gives it the distinction of having the second greatest amphibian diversity of any state in the united states behind.
If seen email description location and photos to johnjensenatdnrstategaus. There are three main group of tree frogs in georgia. Eighty five species of amphibians live in georgia the only state with a greater diversity of amphibians is north carolina.
Northern cricket frog acris crepitans southern cricket frog acris gryllus bird voiced treefrog hyla avivoca copes gray treefrog hyla chrysoscelis. The american green tree frog dryophytes cinereus is a common species of new world tree frog belonging to the family hylidaea common backyard species it is popular as a pet and is the state amphibian of georgia and louisiana. The green tree frog became georgias state amphibian during the 2005 legislative session making it the newest state symbol.
Frogs and toads of south carolina and georgia.