The spotted chorus frog or Clark's tree frog (Pseudacris clarkii) is a small, nocturnal chorus frog native to the grasslands and prairies of the central United States and Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris |
| Species: | P. clarkii
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| Pseudacris clarkii Baird, 1854
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Description
editSpotted chorus frogs are generally a grey or olive green in color, with lighter green mottling on their backs, and white in color on their undersides. They grow to a maximum of 1.25 inches (about 3–4 cm), with females being larger than males.[2]
Habitat
editSpotted chorus frogs are found from central Kansas, Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande valley in Texas and Tamaulipas.[3]
They are normally found in prairie and prairie islands in savannas. During breeding season, they can be found in temporary and semi-permanent ponds, and in marshes, shallow water-lily ponds, roadside ditches, grassy ponds, mesquite ponds, buffalo wallows, flooded fields, and other transient pools. [2]
References
edit- ^ Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson (2008). "Pseudacris clarkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T55891A11374325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55891A11374325.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "AmphibiaWeb - Pseudacris clarkii". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Amphibian Species of the World - Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)". 2005-11-02. Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson (2008). "Pseudacris clarkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T55891A11374325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55891A11374325.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern. IUCN RangeMap:
- Herps of Texas: Pseudacris clarkii
External links
edit- "Pseudacris clarkii" photo; Article Frogs and Toads Found in Texas
- Spotted Chorus Frog, Pseudacris clarkii photo-Med Res; Article eNature-(with SoundTrack of species)
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