Frogs and Toads
- Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii (NT) (Eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut River valley. Extirpated from Martha Vineyard) - The only toad in its family that occurs east of the Mississippi river.
- American Toad Bufo americanus (Statewide except Nantucket county) - Found in all counties except Nantucket.
- Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri (Statewide except probably extirpated from Nantucket county) - Originally statewide. Extirapated from Nantucket.
- Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor (Statewide except Martha Vineyard and Nantucket county) - Common throughout most of the state.
- Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer (Statewide) - Common and abundant in the state.
- American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana (Statewide. Recently introduced to Nantucket Island) - Lives in rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. May have been introduced to Nantucket to control insect populations.
- American Green Frog Rana clamitans (Statewide) - Common in the state.
- Pickerel Frog Rana palustis (Statewide) - Common throughout the state.
- Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens (Statewide except Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties) - Found everywhere except Martha Vineyard, Nantucket, and Barnstable county. Due to widespread releases of Leopard frogs from extra-limited sources, their original distribution and statues is uncertain.
- Wood Frog Rana sylvatica (Statewide except Dukes and Nantucket counties) - Found in most of the state. Absent from Dukes and Nantucket counties.
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