Cricket frog

For the Asian species called "Cricket Frog", see Fejervarya limnocharis.
Cricket frogs
Acris gryllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Acris
Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Species

Cricket frogs, genus Acris, are small, North American frogs of the family Hylidae. They are more aquatic than other members of the family and are generally associated with permanent bodies of water with surface vegetation. The common and scientific names refer to their call, which resembles that of a cricket.

Species

Binomial Name and Author Common Name
Acris blanchardi (Harper, 1947) Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans (Baird, 1854) Northern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825) Southern Cricket Frog

Notes

External links

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