Description G. carolinensis is distinguished from other species by foot structure and coloration. The toe tips are round and tapered, and the toes are not webbed. It has a brown or tan dorsum,a mottled venter, and usually has a dark median wedge.
U.S. state distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
G. carolinensis is found only in the southeastern United States. Its range extends from the east shore of the Chesapeake Bay southward to Key West, Florida, and westward to eastern Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. The range extends as far westward as Tulsa, Oklahoma and as far southwest as Kerr County and Brownsville, Texas. Disjunct populations occur in Maryland, southwestern Mirginia, Kentuchy, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. In piedmont valleys, G. carolinensis is found up to elevations of 800 ft. (Carter 1934) and 1500 ft. (Bailey 1936) and up to 2400 ft. in Oklahoma.
