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Chorus Frog

Pseudacris triseriata/maculata

Chorus Frog

Description

Smooth skin with tan, light grey with 3 stripes running down the back. Typically, a dark stripe runs from the snout through the eye to the groin. This species varies in pattern.

Stats

Size

¾ - 1 ½ inches

Status

Common, statewide

Similar Species

Spring peeper, Cricket frog

Diet

Small arachnids, arthropods

Habitat

Meadows, marshes, swamps, and other wetlands with aquatic vegetation

Reproduction

Breeding is triggered by the first warm rainfalls of late winter. Males will gather around flooded fields or other temporary water sources and call with a loud series of crrreeeeks. The call resembles rubbing a finger across the teeth of a pocket comb. Hundreds of eggs are adhered to vegetation and soon develop in to tiny tadpoles.

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