Frogtown, USA houses local amphibians (frogs, toads and salamanders) of Toledo and Northwest Ohio. Ten species of salamanders (mudpuppy, spotted salamander, tiger salamander, Northern red salamander, dusky salamander, two-lined salamander, green salamander, long-tailed salamander, cave salamander, slimy salamander and a hybrid salamander) are in an exhibit that replicates a nocturnal setting. Four species are displayed in single enclosures and six species are displayed in a rock cliff face with cascading waterfalls.

Following the salamander section, Zoo visitors will walk through a rock archway into a nocturnal area, where 10 local species of frogs will be featured in natural looking habitats (bullfrog, green frog, wood frog, cricket frog, spring peeper, chorus frog, leopard frog, American toad, Fowler's toad and gray tree frog). Surrounded by near-darkness, sounds of calling frogs, tree trunks and a canopy of leafed branches, visitors will experience an atmosphere similar to walking in a forest at night.

Toledo was, at one time, called Frogtown a reference to the vast number of amphibians that inhabited the swamps that were in and around town. Regrettably, most of the frog populations that gave Toledo its early nickname are gone. Frogs that numbered in the thousands only a few years ago have disappeared and their future is uncertain.

Frogtown, USA is located in the Diversity of Life.

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