Little Grass Frog

Little Grass Frog

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Subfamily:	Hylinae
Genus:	Pseudacris
Species:	P. ocularis
Binomial name
*Pseudacris ocularis* Bosc & Daudin, 1801
Synonyms
Hyla ocularis Bosc & Daudin in Sonnini & Lareille, 1801 Hyla oculata Daudin, 1802 Calamita ocularis Merrem, 1820 Auletris ocularis Wagler, 1830 Hylodes ocularis Holbrook, 1838 Chorophilus angulatus Cope, 1875 Cystignathus ocularis Cope, 1875 Chorophilus ocularis Cope, 1875 Pseudacris ocularis Stejneger & Barbour, 1917 Hyla ocularis Noble, 1923 Acris ocularis Mittleman, 1946 Limnaoedus ocularis Mittleman & List, 1953 Pseudacris ocularis Hedges, 1986

The Little Grass Frog, (Pseudacris ocularis) is a species of chorus frog found in the coastal plain of southeastern Virginia, eastern North Carolina, eastern South Carolina and southern Georgia, as well as in western and peninsular Florida, USA. It is the smallest frog in North America only reaching a maximum of 19 mm (0.75 in). It is normally pale brown, but can have a green or pink tinge. This species is mostly found around marshy swamps.

References

Hammerson (2004). Pseudacris ocularis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
"Species Profile: Little Grass Frog". Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/anurans/pseocu.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-08.