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Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Cricket frogs are small frogs with very long legs, pointed snouts and rough, warty skin. They vary in color, ranging from greenish brown to red. They often have a dark triangle present between the eyes and a Y-shaped stripe on their backs. They call from April through August, and their call sounds like a cricket or pebbles being clicked together, “gick-gick-gick.”

Habitat:

Northern Cricket Frogs are very common tiny frogs of shallow water (puddles, ditches, pond margins). In North Carolina, they occur almost exclusively in the Piedmont region.

Notes:

Seen at the Mason Farm Nature Preserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

Comments (3)

You're welcome! Hm yes, sorry forgot to add the info about their variation in color. Probably this small beauty also can be Southern Cricket Frog. Someone should confirm the ID! I just looking where this one spotted.
Thanks, Achmmad. I had looked at this website and just couldn't decide but your confirmation is helpful!

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