Strecker's Chorus Frog

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Strecker's Chorus Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species: P. streckeri
Binomial name
Pseudacris streckeri
Wright & Wright, 1933
Synonyms

Hyla streckeri

Strecker's Chorus Frog is a species of nocturnal tree frog native to the south central United States, from southern Kansas, through Oklahoma and east to Arkansas, the northwestern tip of Louisiana and south throughouth much of Texas.

[edit] Description

Strecker's Chorus Frogs can attain a size of approximately 1.5 inches (about 35mm). They vary in color from light grey, brown to green with darker longitudinal blotches, and a distinctive dark spot that runs underneath the eye. Their underside is typically white in color, with yellow or orange around the groin region.

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