Chorus frog
Pseudacris (commonly known as the chorus frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in North America ranging from the Pacific coastline to the Atlantic.
| Chorus frog | |
|---|---|
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| Pseudacris ocularis, little grass frog | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Acrisinae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Synonyms | |
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Chorophilus Baird, 1854 | |
The name of the genus comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris (locust), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most chorus frogs, which is similar to that of the insect. It could also mean ‘false Acris’, distinguishing it from another frog genus.[1]
Taxonomy
The species in this genus are disputed. Molecular genetic research shows little consistency due to hybridization between species, making taxonomic organization difficult.[2]
The number of species in this genus is controversial, but Frost et al. list 18 species:[3]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) | mountain chorus frog |
| Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933 | Brimley's chorus frog |
| Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866) | California tree frog |
| Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) | spotted chorus frog |
| Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | spring peeper |
| Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) | upland chorus frog |
| Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon et al., 2008 | Cajun chorus frog |
| Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Hallowell, 1854) | Baja chorus frog |
| Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 | Illinois chorus frog |
| Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955 | New Jersey chorus frog |
| Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) | boreal chorus frog |
| Pseudacris nigrita (Le Conte, 1825) | southern chorus frog |
| Pseudacris ocularis (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) | little grass frog |
| Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) | ornate chorus frog |
| Pseudacris regilla (Baird & Girard, 1852) | Pacific tree frog |
| Pseudacris sierra Wright & Wright, 1933 | Sierran chorus frog |
| Pseudacris streckeri (Jameson, Mackey, and Richmond, 1966) | Strecker's chorus frog |
| Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | western chorus frog or striped chorus frog |
Distribution and habitat
Chorus frogs live anywhere in North America from southern Alaska to southern Baja California, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic.[2]
References
- Dodd, C. Kenneth (2013). Frogs of the United States and Canada. 1. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4214-0633-6.
- "Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Pseudacris. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 23, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Pseudacris at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Pseudacris at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 23, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Pseudacris at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm