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Northern cricket frog

Acris crepitans

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (up to 3 cm SVL) olive brown frog with an elongate green or red stripe on back and a light line from eye to shoulder. Belly pale except for dark throat of male. Extensive webbing between toes of hind feet, dark stripe on posterior surface of thigh, and white wart on each side of cloacal opening. (information from Illinois Natural History Survey)

Habitat:

Woodland and marshland mix

Notes:

This frog was found on Snake Road in the Shawnee National Forest.

Reference Links:

Acris crepitans | Illinois Natural History Survey | Illinois

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