Cricket Frogs
Acris
Cricket frogs, genus Acris, are small, North American frogs of the family Hylidae. They are more aquatic than other members of the family, and are generally associated with permanent bodies of water with surface vegetation. The common and scientific names refer to their call, which resembles that of a cricket.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
speciesAcris blanchardi
Northern Cricket Frog
speciesAcris crepitans
Southern Cricket Frog
speciesAcris gryllus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 24229.