Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 25,507
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Blanchard's cricket frog is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is a small, dark colored frog that is threatened or endangered in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Studies have been done to see why the population of the frog is beginning to decrease in those states. Blanchard's cricket frogs are commonly found in wetlands, ponds, and/or near row crop agriculture. The average life span for this frog is about one year, which is why the species is considered to be short-lived. Little is known about the interactions and basic ecology, even though populations are decreasing. Blanchard's cricket frog was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the northern cricket frog.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blanchard's cricket frog”.