Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
NMNH Herpetology in DwC A
An example of the highly variable Northern Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans from the Piedmont of North Carolina. These are very common around small ponds in this area. This individual was found in my yard--we had a rather wet fall--captured, and posed. Body length of this individual was 17 mm.The Southern Cricket Frog, Acris gryllus is very similar, and is perhaps best distinguished by range--A. crepitans in the Piedmont, A. gryllus (mostly) in the Coastal Plain.See University of Georgia: A. crepitans, A. gryllus.Acris_crepitansPCCA20060916-7747A
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