| Chorus Frogs | |
|---|---|
| Little Grass Frog, Pseudacris ocularis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 |
Chorus frogs (Pseudacris) are a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family, and are found in North America on both sides of the Rocky Mountains from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Gulf of Mexico.
The name of the genus comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris (locust), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most chorus frogs, which is similar to that of the insect.
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) | Mountain Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933 | Brimley's Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866) | California tree frog |
| Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) | Spotted Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | Spring Peeper |
| Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) | Upland Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon et al., 2008 | Cajun Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) | Boreal Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris nigrita (Le Conte, 1825) | Southern Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris ocularis (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) | Little Grass Frog |
| Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) | Ornate Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris regilla (Baird & Girard, 1852) | Pacific tree Frog |
| Pseudacris streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933 | Strecker's Chorus Frog |
| Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | Western Chorus Frog or Striped Chorus Frog |