Spotted chorus frog

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.

Spotted chorus frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species:
P. clarkii
Binomial name
Pseudacris clarkii
Baird, 1854
Synonyms
  • Helocaetes clarkii
  • Chorophilus triseriatus clarkii
  • Hyla clarkii

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.[2]

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.[3]

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. [2]

References
  1. Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson (2008). "Pseudacris clarkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T55891A11374325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55891A11374325.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "AmphibiaWeb - Pseudacris clarkii". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  3. "Amphibian Species of the World - Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)". 2005-11-02. Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2023-07-12.


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