(Pseudacris crucifer)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe | N5 - Secure S4 - Apparently Secure |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Spring peeper species is easily identified by a distinctive “X”-shaped mark on its back. |
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Size |
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¾″ to 1½″ |
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Voice |
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The male mating call is a high-pitched “peep” repeated once per second. Older males call faster than younger males. The sound has been compared to a tiny bell, a baby chick, and a cricket. It can be heard from April through May. |
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Habitat |
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Woodlands, woodland edges, ponds, wetlands, and wet meadows. |
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Ecology |
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Behavior |
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Lifespan |
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3 to 5 years |
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Life Cycle |
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Tadpole Food |
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Adult Food |
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Small aquatic and terrestrial insects and other invertebrates. |
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Distribution |
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Sources |
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1/6/2023 | ||||
Occurrence |
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Common |
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Taxonomy |
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Class | Amphibia (amphibians) | ||
Superorder | Batrachia (amphibians) | ||
Order | Anura (frogs and toads) | ||
Suborder | Neobatrachia | ||
Superfamily | Hyloidea | ||
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Hylidae (tree frogs and allies) | ||
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Hylinae | ||
Genus |
Pseudacris (chorus frogs) | ||
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Molecular data in 2004 suggested that the subspecies P. c. crucifer and P. c. bartramiana should no longer be recognized.. |
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Synonyms |
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Hyla crucifer Hylodes pickeringii Parapseudacris crucifer |
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Common Names |
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spring peeper |
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Slideshows |
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Spring Peepers |
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About
Pseudacris crucifer |
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Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) |
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Pseudacris crucifer |
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Visitor Videos |
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Other Videos |
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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) WisCBMnetwork |
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Published on Apr 10, 2013 |
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Spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) calling Ryan M. Bolton |
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Uploaded on Apr 2, 2007 Spring peeper calling. |
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Super loud spring peeper frogs! (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer) #1 Reneejanet |
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2009 A sure sign of spring on the east coast, these thumbnail sized frogs are deafening! |
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Spring Peeper Frogs - CTnaturalist Online www.ctnaturalist.org |
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Uploaded on Nov 30, 2009 Spring peepers are the smallest frog in Connecticut. Each spring choruses of the males calls are heard emanating from vernal pools. Video by Will Michael from CTnaturalist TV |
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Spring peepers calling Reptile and Amphibian Video |
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Uploaded on Mar 20, 2009 Spring peepers calling |
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