Summary
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The spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a small chorus frog widespread throughout the eastern United States and Canada. They are so called because of their chirping call that marks the beginning of spring.
Identification
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Size: 0.75-1.25 in
Color: Pink, Gray, Tan, or Light Brown
Features: Dark X on their back (lighter on some frogs). Dark bars on the legs and head between the eyes. Plain cream-colored belly.
Sound: Warm Spring, Summer, and Fall these frogs can be heard. A high-pitched peeping call repeated about once a second.
Sources and Credits
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC),
https://eol.org/media/8735549
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
https://eol.org/media/6628535
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
https://eol.org/media/6628540
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
https://eol.org/media/6628548
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
https://eol.org/media/6628542
- Adapted by James Lukenda from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudacris_crucifer
- (c) James Lukenda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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