Species profile
Barking Frog
Craugastor augusti
At a glance
Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) is an IUCN Least Concern frogs regulated in 2 of 66 jurisdictions tracked by CatchRules across the U.S. and Canada.
The strictest bag limit is 2 (Arizona); the most generous is 15 (Pennsylvania).
Confirmed by 167 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona the top jurisdictions by observation count.
Notable details
- Its call is a single sharp bark, uncannily similar to a small dog's.
- Eggs hatch as tiny fully formed froglets, skipping the tadpole stage entirely.
- Adults reach 2–3 inches and shelter in rocky limestone caves and crevices.
- Found in arid regions of Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, always near rock outcrops.
- Breeds entirely on land, making it one of the few truly terrestrial frogs in North America.
Where Barking Frog are seen
Jurisdictions with rules for Barking Frog
Background
Craugastor augusti is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family found in Mexico and the southern United States. It is known by various common names but most commonly as the barking frog (also common robber frog, cliff frog). The nominal species likely includes more than one species, sometimes described as subspecies such as the common barking frog (Craugastor augusti augusti), western…
Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Barking Frog article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.
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