Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)

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Photo by flowntheloop

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Small hylid frog covered in mud. It appears to have brown and green coloration as well as banding along the hindlegs. Skin texture is bumpy and snout is pointed.

Habitat:

Sitting in a mud puddle (in a flood plain on a dirt road which has been flooded for months). Several tadpoles nearby. Surrounded by dense mixed hardwood forest with a seasonal stream nearby.