A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
California Frogs and Toads Range Maps
| These maps illustrate the general historic range of native and non-native frogs and toads found in California. Red, or another color indicated below the map, shows this distribution. Frogs or toads of the species or subspecies shown are expected to be found within the illustrated area in places where suitable habitat and conditions occur. In some cases, the current range may be fragmented or considerably diminished from the range illustrated here. Click on the name link for pictures and information about a particular frog or toad. Click on a map for a topographical view More Lists And Information About California Frogs and Toads |
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| Western Toad | Arroyo Toad | Yosemite Toad |
| Orange: Anaxyrus boreas boreas - Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas) Red: Anaxyrus boreas halophilus - California Toad (Bufo boreas halophilus) Gray: General area of intergradation |
Red: Anaxyrus californicus - Arroyo Toad |
Red: Anaxyrus canorus - Yosemite Toad |
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| Great Plains Toad | Black Toad | Arizona Toad |
| Red: Anaxyrus cognatus - Great Plains Toad |
Red and blue dots: Anaxyrus exsul - Black Toad |
Red dot: Historic location for Anaxyrus microscaphus - Arizona Toad |
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| Red-spotted Toad | Woodhouse's Toad | Coastal Tailed Frog |
| Red: Anaxyrus punctatus - Red-spotted Toad |
Red: Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii - Rocky Mountain Toad |
Red: Ascaphus truei - Coastal Tailed Frog |
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| Sonoran Desert Toad | Northern Leopard Frog | Lowland Leopard Frog |
| Red: Incilius alvarius - Sonoran Desert Toad Historic range - now apparently not found anywhere in California. |
Red and Blue: Lithobates pipiens - Northern Leopard Frog | Red: Historic range of Lithobates yavapaiensis - Lowland Leopard Frog |
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| Sierran Treefrog | Baja California Treefrog | Pacific Treefrog |
| Orange: Pseudacris sierra - Sierran Treefrog |
Red: Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca - Baja California Treefrog |
Dark Blue: Pseudacris regilla - Pacific Treefrog |
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| California Treefrog (or Chorus Frog) | Northern Red-legged Frog | Foothill Yellow-legged Frog |
| Red: Pseudacris cadaverina - California Treefrog (or Chorus Frog) |
Red and Purple : Rana aurora - Northern Red-legged Frog |
Red: Rana boylii - Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Historic range: now absent from southern California and much of the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere.) |
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| Cascades Frog | California Red-legged Frog | Columbia Spotted Frog |
| Red: Rana cascadae - Cascades Frog | Orange and Purple: Rana draytonii - California Red-legged Frog (Historic range: now absent from most of southern California and the Sierra Nevada.) |
Red: Rana luteiventris - Columbia Spotted Frog |
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| Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog | Oregon Spotted Frog | Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog |
| Orange: Historic Range of Rana muscosa - Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog |
Red: Historic locations for Rana pretiosa - Oregon Spotted Frog |
Red: Historic range of Rana sierrae - Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog |
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| Couch's Spadefoot | Western Spadefoot | Great Basin Spadefoot |
| Red: Scaphiopus couchii - Couch's Spadefoot |
Red: Historic range of Spea hammondii - Western Spadefoot | Red: Spea intermonana - Great Basin Spadefoot |
Non-Native Species |
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| Rio Grande Leopard Frog | American Bullfrog | Southern Leopard Frog |
| Red: Lithobates berlandieri - Rio Grande Leopard Frog |
Red: Lithobates catesbeianus - American Bullfrog |
Red: Lithobates sphenocephalus - Southern Leopard Frog |
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| African Clawed Frog | Common Coquí | |
| Red: Xenopus laevis - African Clawed Frog |
Red: Eleutherodactylus coqui - Common Coquí (Red indicates the counties where this frog has been found and may or may not be established. |
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