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Spotted chorus frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Spotted chorus frog

| image = Pseudacris clarkii.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref ={{cite iucn |author=Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson |date=2008 |title=Pseudacris clarkii |volume=2008 |page=e.T55891A11374325 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55891A11374325.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| taxon = Pseudacris clarkii

| authority = Baird, 1854

| synonyms =

  • Helocaetes clarkii
  • Chorophilus triseriatus clarkii
  • Hyla clarkii

}}

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.

Description

Spotted 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.

Habitat

Spotted 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.{{Cite web |date=2005-11-02 |title=Amphibian Species of the World - Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) |url=http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=5152 |access-date=2023-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102213831/http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=5152 |archive-date=2005-11-02 }}

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. {{Cite web |title=AmphibiaWeb - Pseudacris clarkii |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Pseudacris&where-species=clarkii&account=lannoo |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=amphibiaweb.org}}

References

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  • {{cite iucn |author=Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson |date=2008 |title=Pseudacris clarkii |volume=2008 |page=e.T55891A11374325 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55891A11374325.en |access-date=11 November 2021}} Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/rangemap.php?species=55891 IUCN RangeMap:]
  • [http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/frogs/pseudacris.clarkii.html Herps of Texas: Pseudacris clarkii]

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071122075611/http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/images/species/spotted_chorus_frog.jpg "Pseudacris clarkii" photo]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20070528101624/http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_species/ Article] Frogs and Toads Found in Texas
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230549/http://images.enature.com/reptile_amph/reptile_amph_m/ar0562_1m.jpg Spotted Chorus Frog, Pseudacris clarkii photo-Med Res]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230144/http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=AR0562 Article] eNature-(with SoundTrack of species)

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Category:Chorus frogs

Category:Amphibians of Mexico

Category:Amphibians of the United States

Category:Fauna of the Plains-Midwest (United States)

Category:Fauna of the Rio Grande valleys

Category:Amphibians described in 1854

Category:Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird

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