Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 9,977
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. These frogs are majorly in grey, green, and brown color with blotching patterns. Many have a brown or orange stripe down the center of their back and a triangular marking on the top of their head. Despite being members of the tree frog family, they are not arboreal. These frogs prefer habitats near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water, and in close proximity to shelter items, like rocks. It has two recognized subspecies, A. c. crepitans and A. c. paludicola.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern cricket frog”.