Cricket Frog

At a glance

Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus) is an IUCN Least Concern amphibian regulated in 2 of 66 jurisdictions tracked by CatchRules across the U.S. and Canada.

Confirmed by 6,353 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia the top jurisdictions by observation count.

Notable details

• Southern cricket frogs are slightly smaller than their northern cousins, rarely exceeding 1.25 inches.
• They are restricted to the southeastern United States, from Virginia south to Florida.
• A variably colored stripe runs down the center of their back.
• They remain active year-round in the warmest parts of their range.
• Large choruses call from emergent vegetation at pond and stream edges.

Where Cricket Frog are seen

• Florida3,457 iNat obs
• North Carolina684 iNat obs
• Georgia583 iNat obs
• South Carolina457 iNat obs
• Mississippi456 iNat obs
• Alabama336 iNat obs

Jurisdictions with rules for Cricket Frog

• MinnesotaUnited States · official source
• PennsylvaniaUnited States · official source

Background

The southern cricket frog or southeastern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) is a small hylid frog native to the Southeastern United States. It is very similar in appearance and habits to the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans, and was considered formerly conspecific (Dickerson 1906). The scientific name Acris is from the Greek word for locust, and the species name gryllus is Latin for cricket…

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Cricket Frog article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

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