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AmphibiansIn Lorain County, Ohio

Gray Treefrog

Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825)

Gray Treefrog in all of Ohio
Near Lorain County
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Dryophytes

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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 75. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (8)
  • Within its mapped range (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (16)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Gray Treefrog by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County106 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County78 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County190 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Geauga County110 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Hancock County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Licking County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County59 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County30 · Season shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County117 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Portage County112 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County110 · Season shownYes: year-round
Summit County254 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Late June to mid-October, middle week mid-August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. An earlier season is not shown: only 16 records, too few.

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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 59 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Gray Treefrog in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Gray TreefrogYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1111376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2511560
Apr 26 – May 2321,122
May 3–932824
May 10–1611793
May 17–2311901
May 24–3052886
May 31 – Jun 611771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20211,124
Jun 21–2711954
Jun 28 – Jul 411770
Jul 5–1122973
Jul 12–1811957
Jul 19–25541,240
Jul 26 – Aug 132912
Aug 2–822907
Aug 9–1543769
Aug 16–2222768
Aug 23–2922788
Aug 30 – Sep 522959
Sep 6–1233907
Sep 13–1932817
Sep 20–2632745
Sep 27 – Oct 333508
Oct 4–1011597
Oct 11–1711343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3111297
Nov 1–711278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

In Ohio

Late April to early October, middle week Jul 12–18

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,411 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,162 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Gray Treefrog in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Gray TreefrogYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21225,436
Feb 22–28336,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–283213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 44419,661
Apr 5–1117426,860
Apr 12–1843939,925
Apr 19–2545841,623
Apr 26 – May 283956,391
May 3–988852,952
May 10–1699953,785
May 17–231101057,698
May 24–30911054,651
May 31 – Jun 6611053,099
Jun 7–13921053,700
Jun 14–20791056,625
Jun 21–27971055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41051058,477
Jul 5–111041061,336
Jul 12–18961064,722
Jul 19–251021069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11191059,416
Aug 2–885959,712
Aug 9–1596955,994
Aug 16–22104954,328
Aug 23–29941051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51061057,167
Sep 6–12981059,075
Sep 13–19971054,543
Sep 20–2671945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 360943,180
Oct 4–10541037,841
Oct 11–1732930,824
Oct 18–2417721,156
Oct 25–3120719,021
Nov 1–714714,172
Nov 8–148412,621
Nov 15–21337,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26225,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Cope's Gray Tree Frog Dryophytes chrysoscelisOften confused in Ohio: 161 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Spring Peeper Pseudacris cruciferOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Toad Anaxyrus americanusOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Green frog Aquarana clamitans53 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Boreorana sylvatica Boreorana sylvatica32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed67%49%
Forest18%31%
Farmland12%11%
Wetland2%5%
Open water0.2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 1,413 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,411 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.