Spotted chorus frog
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The spotted chorus frog or Clark's tree frog (Pseudacris clarkii) is a small, nocturnal chorus frog native to the grasslands and prairies of the central United States and Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Description
Spotted chorus frogs are generally a grey or olive green in color, with lighter green mottling on their backs, and white in color on their undersides. They grow to a maximum of 1.25 inches (about 3–4 cm), with females being larger than males.[1]
Habitat
Spotted chorus frogs are found from central Kansas, Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande valley in Texas and Tamaulipas.[2]
They are normally found in prairie and prairie islands in savannas. During breeding season, they can be found in temporary and semi-permanent ponds, and in marshes, shallow water-lily ponds, roadside ditches, grassy ponds, mesquite ponds, buffalo wallows, flooded fields, and other transient pools. [1]
References
- Template:Cite iucn Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern. IUCN RangeMap:
- Herps of Texas: Pseudacris clarkii
External links
- "Pseudacris clarkii" photo; Article Frogs and Toads Found in Texas
- Spotted Chorus Frog, Pseudacris clarkii photo-Med Res; Article eNature-(with SoundTrack of species)
