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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.
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.




References



Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson (2008). "Pseudacris clarkii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T55891A11374325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55891A11374325.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern. IUCN RangeMap:
Herps of Texas: Pseudacris clarkii




External links


"Pseudacris clarkii" photo; Article Frogs and Toads Found in Texas
Spotted Chorus Frog, Pseudacris clarkii photo-Med Res; Article eNature-(with SoundTrack of species)

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• Microhyla
• Spotted chorus frog
• Chorus frog
• Spotted frog
• Columbia spotted frog
• Texas Blackland Prairies
• Frog
• Western frog
• List of least concern amphibians
• Wildlife of Alaska
• List of amphibians of Northern America