| Spotted Chorus Frog | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris |
| Species: | P. clarkii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudacris clarkii Baird, 1854 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Helocaetes clarkii |
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The Spotted Chorus Frog or Clark's Tree Frog (Pseudacris clarkii) is a small, nocturnal tree frog native to the grasslands and prairies of central United States and Tamaulipas state, Mexico. It is found from central Kansas, Oklahoma and northeastern New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande river valley in Texas and Tamaulipas.
Spotted chorus frogs are generally a grey or olive green in color, with lighter green mottling on their back, and white in color on their underside. They grow to a maximum of 1.25 inches (approximately 3–4 cm).
